ok i managed to write up a complete BS paper let me know what you guys think, on the actual paper itself sound creditable?


Torn between evictor and evictee: A Nostalgic Reflection on the Isla Vista Tenant Evictions

In a town like Santa Barbara, which serves as residence to mostly affluent retirees, the cost of living is among the highest in the state, and in terms of housing, it seems like the city is moving away from anything but affordable housing. The demographics of Santa Barbara are such that over 30% of its population is of the Latin persuasion, and 65% are Caucasian. On August 2006, over 50 poor Latina families were served with 30-day eviction notices at their apartment units in the city of Isla Vista, county of Santa Barbara, State of California. In this paper I will discuss the legality of said land use evictions and the problems that said evictions entails.
The Families being evicted have lived in those apartments for about 17 years. Their kids go to local elementary and high schools, some even attend Santa Barbara City College. These families have their whole lives in Isla Vista. As quoted in the Santa Barbara Independent article, titled “I. Uprooted” it states that “…Cedarwood is ideal for families ….is within walking distance from Isla Vista School, shopping, and bus lines.” Relocating these families in just 30 days is near impossible, not to mention the financial cost of taking time off work and packing.
The new Apartment owners who are believed to be Conquest Housing Inc. seek to demolish and develop new high-end student housing. According to Conquest Housing Inc.’s website after acquiring a property on Abrego Road in Isla Vista and turning it in to a high end housing complex named Breakpoint with amenities such as fitness center and satellite television service in each room, they state that, “Breakpointe marks Conquest's first of many new projects at the University of California at Santa Barbara.” Some families are standard subsidized housing by the federal government such as section 8, and simply cannot afford the new rates that students can. Students who pay sometimes around $650, share a two-bedroom apartment with three students. Several UCSB student groups are supporting the families by holding fundraisers for attorney fees. So far $2500 has been raised during a barbecue and two house parties toward an initial payment to secure the attorney’s services. States a UCSB Senior in the Santa Barbara Independent article.
Luckily the tenants remain faithful that they might not have to move because they have seemed to have found a flaw in the landlord eviction notice. Since most of the tenants being evicted are part section 8, and section 8 laws states that California Civil Code section 1954.535, requires an owner to provide a 90-day notice to a tenant of a termination or failure to renew a government contract. This statue is applicable to Section 8 tenant-based contracts for units in rent control and non-rent control jurisdictions. During the 90-day period, the tenant’s portion of the rent cannot be increased. With this last strand of faith tenants hope to stay in the areas that have lived in for so many years.
I placed a call to the county supervisor in charge of the Isla Vista district, Brooks Firestone. His assistant told me that they were “doing everything they can regarding the issue” and that unfortunately the “evictions are legal” and there is nothing he can do to stop the eviction, but only to ensure an adequate relocation for them. However, under the Sectiom 8 Assisted Units Under the Rent Stabalization Ordinace it is clearly stated that :

What Happens If the Landlord Cancels a Section8 Contract?
Section 8 units are covered by the Rent Stabilization Ordinance’s eviction code. The landlord must have substantive grounds in accordance with the code to terminate
a tenancy.

This ordinance would supersede the evictions, should he choose to invoke it. In other words, on top of the eviction notices being defective, the Supervisor can nullify the evictions based on the fact that the people targeted are of the Latino persuasion and Section 8 recipients. When I pressed the assistant about the ordinance, he placed me on hold and came back on the phone to tell me he “knew nothing of that ordinance”. Once more this is the clear case, although of a different version of “not in my backyard” disregard: here we see “not in my power” in par with the nationwide trend.
I feel this issue is important to me on because I can see both sides, students do need more housing. As a previous student of UCSB I have seen how crowded Isla Vista can get. But on the other hand I am part of the Latino community and I don’t find it fair to evict families that have lived there for many years just so new luxury housing can be put in place. Removing these families just to make up to three times as much from rent as before is not right in my eyes.


she should atlease give me an A for bullshitting lol
ps: this is really going on in santa barbara right now...

 

without reading more than a few posts into it...

why don't you bring up that the low income housing isn't as strictly controlled. There was that story on the news today of like 50 people getting evicted cause the landlord of an apartment complex in LA didn't pay the primary utility bill... he was in debt to the city for something like 150k

 

read the last few post bro the papers done

 

like i said... didn't read lol

 

After reading your paper I would give it a "C" at best.

 

C'mon Geezer, if your going to take the time to give it a grade at least post a few pointers for the kid....

 

haha that sounds good, the effort i put into it i would be happy with that, lets hope she sees it like you tho,h: