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Remain and Thrive Platform <br />"Santa Ana is Not For Sale" <br />In 2017, there was more than 500 evictions in the City of Santa Ana and the numbers are still <br />increasing. We live with housing insecurity and our living conditions have worsened, affecting <br />our health and squeezing our pockets to the point of suffocation. We are tired of living in <br />homes that depend on the discretion of property owners that do not invest in the well being of <br />our children and increase the rent to their benefit. We are tired of not being heard and now <br />more than ever, we will not give up the fight to defend our human right to just and dignified <br />housing. <br />Therefore, we the residents of Santa Ana, demand that the Council of Santa Ana approve the <br />reforms in this platform in order to increase the protections of tenants, especially those of the <br />migrant community. Just as the City took a stance on not collaborating with ICE in resident <br />deportations, we want them to do the same to prevent evictions, displacement, and the sale of <br />community lands. <br />The City should approve the following proposals immediately to ensure a Santa Ana where we <br />can remain and thrive: <br />Just Cause Ordinance <br />• For the City to approve a just cause ordinance that will prevent inhumane evictions. Such <br />ordinance will prohibit landlords from abusing their power when evicting tenants and <br />create a more equitable relationship between them. <br />Rent Stabilization <br />• Pass rent control citywide. This would stabilize rents to allow for incremental rent <br />increases that are more just and fair to residents, while still ensuring landlords a fair rate <br />of return on their investments. Current rent increases are sporadic and don't take into <br />account the issues and struggles faced by tenants in Santa Ana. <br />Rental Assistance Program <br />• Establish a "rental assistance" program funded by the City to help alleviate the high <br />costs of rents on Santa Ana's low-income residents. <br />Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act <br />• Approve a measure that would allow tenants to buy the property where they live and <br />rent. <br />Community Lands in Community Hands <br />IS <br />