Good evening. Im keba arnold in tonights usually. And im Frank Somerville. A passionate crowd tonight in san mateo, at issue whether to impose a 90 day freeze on rent increases and temporarily halt many evictions. Ktvus amber lee is in san mateo where she heard the pleas from both sides tonight. Amber . Reporter frank, hundreds of people are here at this meeting, they include tenants, landlords and supporters. The question is, should there be rent control and how to balance the rights of tenants and landlords. There is no rent control in the city of san mateo. The question now is, should there be regulations . Things have gotten outrageous in san mateo. Egregious rent increases. Reporter 58yearold Barbara Oneil is a middle school teacher. She says her rent increased from 1750 a month to 2850. For a twobedroom apartment she has lived in for 11 years. An increase of more than 1000 a month. It left me sleepless nights and worrying. This is item number 6. Reporter at the City Council Meeti
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Laughter . Commissioner president fong and Planning Commissioners christie from the spur take the opportunity to talk about the Bonus Program ill be brief we want to reiterate the support for the program to be clear we dont see the bonus as a mask bullet bans our conversation one tool the toolbox for the next decade for mixed income in areas not the planning process in dozens of years we appreciate supervisor breed amendment addressing the displacement concerns in times like these our Housing Stock must be preserved as mentioned a few minor concerns with the San Francisco needs to pursue avenues to create housing for the residents were concerned about cleefks and another Environmental Issues place like San Francisco and amenities and jacobs in close proximity spur is excited about the possibility this Program Offers offers and additional housing of multiply levels of affordability we desperately need thank you. Hello commissioners my name is sash i cant so i think were the midst of a c