August 21, 2024—KQED housing reporter Vanessa Rancaño spoke with Public Advocates’ Senior Staff Attorney Suzanne Dershowitz about the year long historic renters rights campaign in Salinas, a Monterey County farmworking community, that led 5 of 7 local Council members to indicate their approval to have the City Attorney finalize draft rent stabilization, just cause for eviction, and tenant anti-harassment ordinances for later this fall. In line with PA’s community partnership model, Dershowitz has been providing support through recommendations for stronger language in the ordinances. Directly impacted community members—largely monolingual Spanish speakers, folks speaking indigenous languages (immigrants), and farmworkers—turned out in large numbers to provide public comment. Read more about this historic campaign to make renters rights real in Vanessa’s story!