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Public, council debate Fresno’s eviction protection program funding as staff seek midyear carryover option
Summary
Public speakers and council members urged increasing the Eviction Protection Program (EPP); city attorney presented intake and caseload data. Council discussed adding mid‑year carryover funds so the office could operate up to $2 million if needed.
Public comment at the budget hearing included several speakers urging the City Council to increase funding for the Eviction Protection Program (EPP) to meet growing demand. Advocates asked the council to raise operational funding to $2.5 million for FY26 and for new tenant protections such as rent stabilization and a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act study and seed funding.
City Attorney staff described the EPP’s caseload and…
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