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Residents urge firmer enforcement, and call for mobile‑home rent stabilization during public comment

Santa Maria City Council · November 6, 2025
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Summary

During the public comment period on Nov. 4 residents voiced frustration about fragmented law‑enforcement jurisdiction and called for action to protect children and public safety; a representative of manufactured‑home residents asked the council to add rent stabilization and senior‑park conversion prevention to a near‑term agenda.

Two public speakers at the Nov. 4 council meeting urged stronger law‑enforcement coordination and requested policy action on mobile‑home rent stabilization.

Guinevere Cannon told the council she was concerned that multiple agencies and jurisdictional compartments — local police, county sheriff and other agencies — inhibit an effective public‑safety response. “As a citizen, that…

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