Council directs staff to draft rent‑increase moratorium and just‑cause/Ellis Act fixes, 4–3 After hours of testimony and discussion, the City Council voted 4–3 to ask staff to prepare an urgency moratorium on rent increases (with a rollback date) and to draft amendments addressing Ellis Act/just‑cause loopholes; council chose direction rather than final ordinance drafting tonight.

Santa Barbara's City Council just took a significant step towards a rent-increase moratorium, igniting a heated debate between tenant advocates and landlords.

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