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El Camino addresses student housing crisis
By Nellie Eloizard
As rent continues to rise, home-owners and residents are feeling the impact, but many students who are in college are left struggling to maintain their studies and work between their time throughout college.
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Many students facing increasing rent and multiple jobs are seeking more assistance in housing across California because students are left working while being a fullor part-time student.
Homeless students usually reside in vehicles, parks, open areas, abandoned buildings,
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Many of these circumstances happen due to those who are sharing housing with others because they have lost their own house, experiencing financial hardship or have a similar reason.
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“If we went to $45, I would not be surprised if I did not have a staff left,” Student Health Center Coordinator Susan Nilles said. “It is just a total slap in the face.”
The Union reached out to members of the district involved in the negotiations via email, phone and in person, including Vice President of Human Resources Jane Miyashiro and Vice President of Administrative Affairs Robert Suppelsa.
Suppelsa told The Union that negotiations are not under his purview, however, he said that multiple items are connected and cannot be separated.
“It’s very hard,” he said. “It’s all tied together.”
Miyashiro said in an email “negotiations are ongoing through the mediation process” and the items mentioned “have not been agreed to.”
The Union’s official policy is to only engage with sources in person or over a phone/Zoom call. Reporters are to refrain from text and email interviews.
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