Wendy Santamaria is running for Santa Barbara City Council in District 1, which represents Santa Barbara's Eastside. In this conversation with journalist and college instructor Josh Molina, Santamaria outlines her vision for creating more affordable housing, tenant protections and "saving the fabric of Santa Barbara." "Are we really going to put profit over people's livelihood," Santamaria says. She also outlines a multipronged approach for addressing the housing crisis, including creating rental registry and a 2 percent rent cap on annual increases. Santamaria also offers her views on the incumbent Alejandra Gutierrez, calling her performance "disappointing." during the past four years. "There needs to be some responsibility taken for lack of representation," Santamaria said. Also, Santamaria shares about her background and how she became an activist and union organizer. Santa Barbara Talks is a podcast hosted by journalist and college instructor Joshua Molina. He creates dynamic conversations with people on the topics of housing, education, politics, business, culture and much more. Please subscribe on YouTube and visit Molina's website www.santabarbaratalks.com

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13 May 2024