Politics & Government

City Council Preview: Judgment Day for Rent Control—Maybe

Rent control at Surf and Sand will finally find a fate.

Update 12:16 p.m. Thursday: There are rumblings afoot that the vote on rent control could be postponed yet again. Stay tuned.

Original Report: Two weeks ago, the were prepped to hear the fate of their residence, until the absence of a council member .

Now that day has finally arrived, and unless something unexpected comes up once again, the packed council chambers at City Hall should be the nucleus of heated debate at 7 p.m.

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See below the expected highlights of the meeting.

  • The Capitola Public Safety & Community Service Foundation will do a raffle drawing to select the winner of a Costa Rica trip as well as cash prizes.
  • Mayor Dennis Norton will proclaim Sept. 16 "Santa Cruz Follies Day."
  • Michael Termini will appoint a new member to fill the vacancy on the .
  • The public hearing on the Ordinance Repealing Capitola Municipal Code Chapter 2.18 pertaining to Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization will likely be completed.

To view the full meeting agenda, click here.

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