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Soquel mobile home park owners seek 100 apartment redevelopment
By Jesse Kathan | Source At least 10 mobile-home residents have been displaced from Soquel Gardens RV Park in the past five years, and at least six more residents could be forced to move if county officials allow its closure and accept a redevelopment plan for 100 to...
Long-troubled Soquel RV [actually mobilehome] park faces uncertain future under controversial new owner
By Max Chun | Source | A long-troubled mobile home park just up the hill from Soquel Village is facing an uncertain future after it was purchased out of bankruptcy earlier this year by a company with a history of hiking rents and attempting to close parks, raising...
Protections for Senior Mobile Home Parks Clear [Santa Barbara County] Planning Commission
The proposed changes would establish requirements for ages and add greater protections for parks in unincorporated areas By Daniel Green | Source | Proposed protections for senior mobile home parks have passed the first hurdle and will now make their way to the next...
AB 806 Passes Assembly Housing Committee – 4/30/25
PEOPLE POWER!! These GSMOL members and other advocates testified and did "Me Toos" at the Capitol to support AB 806, a GSMOL-sponsored bill authored by Damon Connolly. Assemblymember Connolly is in the back row, second from right. The badges with hearts denote...
[Santa Barbara County] Planning Commission Will Consider Protections for Senior Mobile Home Parks
The proposed ordinance would prevent owners from changing senior parks to all ages and provide more protection from development By Daniel Green | Source The County of Santa Barbara is moving closer to protecting senior mobile home parks. On Wednesday, the County...
