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Here are the morning’s top stories on Monday, September 29, 2025…
- In Marin County, rents are among the highest in the nation. A group of mobile home park residents are in a years-long fight to keep hold of one of the county’s few affordable options. They’re residents of the RV Park of San Rafael, where a property management company has been raising the rent, setting new rules and threatening residents with eviction.
- The Trump administration has expanded its investigation of alleged antisemitism on college campuses to the California State University system.
Owner, Residents Battle Over San Rafael RV Park
RV Park of San Rafael sits just off Highway 101. It’s tucked between a BevMo! and a car dealership. There are spaces for about 45 small homes, or RVs, on both sides of a one lane road. It’s long been an affordable option in Marin County, where rent is among the highest in the nation.
Despite the cramped street and the constant traffic noise, for Yessica Pérez, this is home. She was seven when her parents — who immigrated from Guatemala — moved their family here 17 years ago. “I think we were the only children in the neighborhood because there were a lot of seniors living here. Then, just little by little, there were a lotta Hispanic kids running around here so it was really nice. A very nice childhood,” she said.
But since property management company Harmony Communities took over in 2021, residents at the RV park have faced increasing rent, new rules and the threat of eviction. Pérez’s family received 60-day notices for both of their properties. “For basic things like having a porch, having a broom outside,” she said. “We would receive multiple violations. We would fix the violation. Seven days later, we would receive another violation on top of another violation.”…