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Soledad property owner disputes news coverage; food-truck operator raises permitting concern

2739400 · March 20, 2025
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Summary

Two members of the public used the comment period to respond to media coverage of downtown rent changes and to ask for clarity on city permitting rules for food-truck workers.

Two residents addressed the Soledad City Council during public comment on March 19: a downtown property owner seeking to correct a local news report, and a food-truck operator who asked for clarification after an enforcement contact.

Veronica Savala, who identified herself as a commercial property owner on Front Street, told the council she bought several downtown buildings in 2024 and said a recent KSBW news article contained inaccuracies. Savala said she grew up in Soledad, purchased the properties in 2024 at market prices and used a hard-money loan with an 11 percent interest rate to finance the…

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