GSMOL News
Governor Newsom Signs GSMOL-sponsored AB 2782 as well as COVID-19 Landlord and Tenant Protection Legislation
Governor Newsom signed AB 2782, the GSMOL-sponsored bill authored by Assemblymember Mark Stone, which includes language taken from another GSMOL-sponsored bill, SB 999 by Senator Tom Umberg. Other co-authors were Assemblymember Monique Limon and Assemblymember Randy...
Website Update – Membership System Up and Running!
We are pleased to announce that after a long time dealing with the aftermath of a malware attack, we finally have our new online membership system up and running! • To JOIN GSMOL online, click on the big blue button on the Home Page or on the Join GSMOL link in the...
From Our Homes to Yours
Like the other organizations you may belong to, we are working from our homes to bring value to our members during the pandemic. Although we can't put on in-person park meetings and Regional Conferences, GSMOL and our partner nonprofit, the Education Fund (GSMOEF) are...
“Shared” Membership Opportunity to Convert to “Two-Fer” Deal
GSMOL members in the same household who are sharing a single membership will have the opportunity to convert to a "Spouse/Partner/Adult Child" membership at the next renewal - or sooner! Due to a Bylaws amendment approved by our members in the recent election, the...
GSMOL Membership Discount Prices During COVID-19 Crisis
GSMOL has established discount rates for new members and renewing members during COVID-19: Individual 1-Year Membership - $20 Individual 3-Year Membership - $60 Spouses/Partners/Parent and Adult Child - BOTH memberships for just $30 Members may RENEW EARLY if they...
Buddy Rabaya, 58, Santee mobilehome owner activist and community icon, passes away
By Karen Pearlman | Source | SANTEE — Senior citizens living in mobile home parks in Santee have lost their most passionate supporter, and the city of Santee is going through a collective mourning with the passing of one of its most involved citizens, Buddy Rabaya....
GSMOL Regional Conference in Sonoma – March 7, 2020
An enthusiastic crowd from Aptos to McKinleyville heard expert speakers from GSMOL and HCD at Moon Valley Clubhouse. Big THANK YOU to Sonoma Valley GSMOL and Zone A-1 conference committee: Sonoma Valley GSMOL (SVGSMOL) President Ann Colichidas and VP Alison Lucero,...
GSMOL Regional Conference in Ventura, October 12, 2019
By Anne Anderson, Conference Coordinator Our most recent Conference in Ventura on October 12 was very successful, despite the fact that so many of our out of town attendees were cut off by the various fires that flared up the day before. Sadly, President Linda Nye and...
Mobile home zoning OK’d to save affordable housing, head off conversions
By Kathleen Wilson | Source | [ED. NOTE: Sorry for the late posting of this article. A malware attack on our website prevented me from adding any new posts for a couple of weeks.] Mobile home parks in the unincorporated areas of Ventura County could not be redeveloped...
Mobile home zones in unincorporated Ventura County proposed to lock in affordable housing
By Kathleen Wilson | Source | A proposal that could be passed Tuesday would establish special zoning to prevent the conversion of mobile home parks in unincorporated Ventura County into higher-priced housing. The proposal goes beyond the current rules that require...
