NEWS ARTICLES FROM AROUND THE STATE, THE COUNTRY, THE WORLD
NEWS ARTICLES FROM AROUND THE STATE, THE COUNTRY, THE WORLD
Editors Note: In the past, we have tried to publish full articles; however this limited the number of articles we could publish in any one THE VOICE. This month we … Read More
“I Can’t Afford It”: Tenants Say Rent Hikes Could Put Them on Street (May 2015)
Residents say unfair rent increases at Santa Clarita mobile home parks are threatening to put them on the street.
Senior citizen Mildred Ballace says the owners of Parklane Mobile Estates have raised her rent between 3 percent to 6 percent … Read More
The Evil That Men Do (May 2015)
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil. Philip Zimbardo. xxii + 551 pp. Random House, 2007. $27.95.
In the summer of 1971, a young social psychologist named Philip Zimbardo set up a mock prison in … Read More
Mobile home residents not happy with long-term lease deal (May 2015)
By Stephanie Sumell, ssumell@theacorn.com
Residents of a local mobile home park are frustrated Camarillo city leaders did not push forward a rent control ordinance, but those at City Hall said they helped negotiate a deal between the residents and the … Read More
3 Status Quo Mentalities That Lead to Widespread Discontent (May 2015)
3 Status Quo Mentalities That Lead to Widespread Discontent
by Jordan Bates
Since the day you were born, you’ve been conditioned to think in certain ways.
It might seem like you’ve been free to choose your own attitudes and ideas, … Read More
Warren Buffett’s mobile home empire preys on the poor (April 2015)
Warren Buffett’s mobile home empire preys on the poor
Billionaire profits at every step, from building to selling to high cost lending
By Daniel WagneremailMike Baker
Kirk and Denise Pitts purchased their mobile home in 1997. They still … Read More
NONPROFIT GROUP HOPING TO SAVE BUENA VISTA MOBILE PARK IN PALO ALTO (May 2015)
A nonprofit that operates mobile home parks as affordable housing has stepped into the picture in Palo Alto.
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) —
A nonprofit that operates mobile home parks as affordable housing has stepped into … Read More
Editorial: Mobile-home owners tied to the tracks over rent-control policy (May 2015)
BY JASON WALSH, May 4, 2015, 5:01PM
“Dear Landlord, please don’t put a price on my soul…”
– Bob Dylan, “Dear Landlord”
Here’s what was making national headlines when Sonoma approved its rent-control ordinance for mobile … Read More
No accord on mobile home rent control in Sonoma (May 2015)
BY WILLIAM ROHRS, INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER, May 1, 2015
There weren’t enough chairs to go around.
Sonoma mobile home-park residents crowded the conference room in the Sonoma Valley Veterans Memorial Building this week to weigh in during an April 29 … Read More