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DESCRIPTION:Are you curious who's behind all the huge No on M signs around town? Have 
 you wondered who the No on M campaign's biggest supporters are locally and 
 otherwise?\n\nMeet us at Trescony park, where we will be marching from to 
 do a demonstration at one of the larger signs, at 1612 Mission St. We want 
 to highlight Harry Dong, the owner of the building at 1612 Mission Street, 
 who is a landlord and opponent of Measure M. He preys on desperate tenants 
 to draw the highest possible rents he can. \n\nIn 2017, Dong told tenants 
 applying to live in his rentals to bid above his original asking price. 
 Dong emailed: “Many more qualified applicants have applied to rent these 
 houses than usual — […] If you and your group are willing to pay more, 
 then please email me the amount of the proposed monthly rent you are 
 willing to pay, along with the address of the house or houses you would 
 like to rent.” (Santa Cruz Sentinel) \n\nBecause tenants are struggling 
 to find basic shelter, Dong knows he can price gouge and most of us will 
 just have to take it. Tenants with more money will win out and have 
 shelter, the rest of us will live in cars or the woods.\n\nThe No on M 
 campaign insists that they are good landlords that charge fair rents, but 
 for some reason they are comfortable with Dong displaying their sign. Maybe 
 its his $1000 campaign contribution. \n\nHe and landlords like him are 
 supported by incredible amounts of money from real estate interests from 
 out of town. No on M has raised close to $750,000 in cash and in-kind 
 contributions to fight rent control here. Some contributions:\n\n$10,350 
 from 1010 Pacific Investors in Belmont, CA\n$20,800 from Selby Development 
 Group in Menlo Park, CA\n$48,000 from Contra Costa Re Investors in 
 Danville, CA\n$175,000 from the California Association of Realtors in Los 
 Angeles, CA\n$200,000 from the National Association of Realtors in Chicago, 
 IL\n\nDon't let wealthy property owners and industry dictate Santa Cruz 
 politics!\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/06/18818068.php
SUMMARY:Rally Against Big Money and Predatory Landlords
LOCATION:Trescony Park\n398 Trescony St, Santa Cruz,
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/06/18818068.php
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