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Resident alleges long-term harassment and wrongful eviction by Rancho Mirage housing authority
Summary
A Rancho Mirage resident, Susan Ragsdale, used public comment to allege prolonged harassment by neighboring tenants and misconduct by the Rancho Mirage Housing Authority, claiming she was evicted on false allegations and became homeless; the council did not take action during the meeting.
During non-agenda public comment, Susan Ragsdale told the Rancho Mirage City Council she was subjected to sustained harassment while living in city fair housing and accused the Rancho Mirage Housing Authority, city officials and a property manager of failing to protect her and of facilitating an unfair eviction.
Ragsdale described a multi-year period of harassment by other tenants, said she was targeted for whistleblowing and claimed the housing authority, city council members and City Manager Isaiah Hagerman "ruthlessly victimized" her. She said the property manager, Sonia Cabrera, served 14 allegations that led to an eviction she characterized as a "sham," that the eviction left her homeless and living in her car, and that a court process involved an unfavorable judge. Ragsdale invoked the Fair Housing Act in arguing the housing authority denied her due process.
The transcript records Ragsdale’s allegations but does not contain a response from the housing authority or city staff at the meeting, nor does it show any formal council action related to her statements. The council did not take action on the allegations during the meeting; the record shows the public comment period concluded after several speakers.
