Help Save Santa Barbara Housing Committee
We are a broad coalition of local housing providers, small business owners, renters, homeowners, and residents. We believe Santa Barbara needs real affordability solutions, not a costly new bureaucracy that makes rental housing harder to provide and harder to find.
This Is About More Than Rent Control.
Affordability
We believe Santa Barbara needs real affordability solutions, not a costly new bureaucracy that makes rental housing harder to provide and harder to find.
Fairness
A fair system protects the rights of all property owners and renters alike, ensuring that no one is unfairly burdened by City Hall's decisions.
Voter Choice
City Hall should not make this decision alone. We are committed to putting this issue back on the ballot for the people of Santa Barbara to decide.
A Permanent New City Hall Program
City Hall's proposal involves a significant expansion of local government bureaucracy. We believe this new structure will create more rules for housing providers, ultimately leading to higher costs for everyone.
City Hall Proposal: Rent caps • 2025 base rent • petition hearings
New Bureaucracy: Rent Stabilization Board • hearing officers • rental registry
Higher Costs: New fees • compliance • administration
Fewer Choices: More pressure on Santa Barbara's rental housing market
Rent control does not create more rental homes. It creates more rules for the people who provide them.
The Referendum Effort Needs Immediate Support
A referendum requires legal work, petition preparation, printing, professional signature gathering, compliance, voter outreach and public education.
Your contribution helps give Santa Barbara voters a voice.
Petition & Printing
Legal Work
Signature Gathering
Voter Outreach
