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    What it’s like to be a low-income renter in Santa Barbara

    This week at the Santa Barbara Public Library, about 90 people gathered to speak out about the struggles facing low-income renters in the city. Most of them were Latino.

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    By Jonathan Bastian • Sep 7, 2018 • 1 min read

    This week at the Santa Barbara Public Library, about 90 people gathered to speak out about the struggles facing low-income renters in the city. Most of them were Latino. They spoke about getting evicted, rent increases and dealing with landlords who refuse to address maintenance requests. They also came to learn about their rights.

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      Jonathan Bastian

      Host, Life Examined

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      Kathryn Barnes

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      Blanca Garcia

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