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Salinas council votes to repeal four rent-related ordinances after months of debate
Summary
The Salinas City Council voted 5-2 on May 13 to repeal four locally adopted rent and tenant-protection ordinances, drawing hours of public comment and prompting staff to prepare a rental-assistance plan and other follow-ups.
The Salinas City Council voted 5-2 on May 13 to repeal four rent-related ordinances — the city's rent stabilization, rent registration, just-cause eviction and anti-harassment measures — after a night of public comment and extended council discussion.
City Attorney Chris Callahan opened the council's consideration by correcting media accounts that had described a recent court ruling as striking down the local laws. "No court has found them to be either unconstitutional or illegal," Callahan told the council, and he said the council's action that night was a direct response to direction given at an April meeting to return an ordinance for repeal.
Supporters of the ordinances filled the dais area during public comment and urged the council to retain local…
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