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Residents urge rent control, low-cost spay/neuter program and removal of rodent poison stations at Memorial Park
Summary
During oral communications, residents presented petitions and comments urging the council to consider rent control, a low-cost spay/neuter program modeled on Los Angeles, and removal of rodent poison bait stations in Memorial Park; one speaker also asked for more transparency on a hospital parking lease in the park.
Several residents used the public-comment period to ask the City Council to act on housing affordability, animal-welfare programs and park-safety concerns.
Eddie Altine presented a petition urging the council to implement rent control to stabilize housing costs for lower-income Upland residents. “I believe rent control would help lower that,” Altine said, arguing his research shows rent control can prevent excessive rent increases and encourage long-term tenancy. He submitted a petition and told the council he will continue gathering support.
Valerie Ramirez, a senior at a local high school who…
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