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Tenants at Step Up housing and other residents urge San Bernardino leaders to stop evictions at 450 North G Street
Summary
Multiple residents and tenant advocates told the council that seniors and other low‑income tenants at Project Homekey‑funded properties (including 450 North G Street) face illegal rent hikes and eviction notices; tenants urged the city to enforce affordability covenants and coordinate with county and state officials.
Dozens of San Bernardino residents and tenant advocates used the council’s public‑comment period to press the city to intervene after tenants at Step Up housing at 450 North G Street and similar properties received eviction notices or notices of large rent increases.
"This property was bought and renovated with millions in Project Homekey funds with a legal promise to remain affordable," Kathleen Castellanos, a San Bernardino Valley College student and resident at Step Up, told the council. "If there is no intervention, it will actively create more homelessness."
Speakers including Christian Shaughnessy, Ulises Benitez, Keith Benitez, Esther Gonzalez and others…
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