PROJECT SENTINEL
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Council Legislation/Environmental Committee
July 27, 2026
Services Provided
Fair Housing • Advocacy and Counseling• Investigation and Enforcement• Education and Outreach Tenant-Landlord Resolution• Neutral Tenant & Landlord Counseling• Conciliation and Mediation• Education and Outreach Fair Housing Department2-Year Contract Term: 7/2025 - 6/2028•124intake and referral calls -goal 75•Opened27fair housing cases for clients -goal 8•Ran 4 tests/audits for discrimination- goal 4•Engaged in 21 education and outreach activities- goal 6•Activities included:o1 Property Provider Trainingo1 Community-Based Organization Trainingo734 materials distributed with City LogoFY 25-26 Services Data YTD FY 25-26 Services Data YTDTenant-Landlord Dispute Resolution Program 18 Month Contract Term: 1/2026 – 6/2027•118 Information and Referral -goal 1,100•Opened 95 cases-goal 100 casesoExtensive case management and/or conciliation•Participated in 14 outreach activities - goal 4oBrochure drops, tabling, and collaborative meetings•Distributed 1,000 Program Flyers•Distributed 62 educational flyers to clientsoServed 42 seniors over age 65oServed 67 individuals with disabilitiesoServed 103 Female Heads of HouseholdoServed 63 households with minor child(ren)oServed 36 voucher holders Fair Housing Trends in StocktonHigh level of need exceeding our initial projections•Fair Housing Complaint Trends• 59% Disability• 27% Source of Income• 5% Race-based• 5% Criminal History•Major Property Management Case VICTORY• 7 tenancies preserved for low-income disabledseniors when faulty eviction notices werewithdrawnTenant-Landlord Programs Trends•Top 3 areas of conflictoLandlord Maintenance/Repairs/HabitabilityoLease Termination Notices o3-day notices to pay or vacate the unitKEY TAKEAWAYS Upcoming Workshops and Events
Workshops•Fair Housing is Good BusinessoTuesday, Sept.15, 2026oTime: 1:30 PMoPlace: Zoom•Tenant & Landlord "Know Your Rights" WebinarsoThursday, July 23, 2026 oEnglish from 5:30 - 6:30 PMoSpanish from 6:30 - 7:30 PMoWednesday, September 30, 2026oEnglish from 5:30 - 6:30 PMoSpanish from 6:30 - 7:30 PM Events •Tabling at Tenant Rights Town Hall • TODAY, this evening from 6:00-7:00 PM • Oak Park Senior Center•Fair Housing Art Contest at Troke LibraryoSept. 5thand 26th;more info to come•TBD oFair Housing OPEN HOUSE oEducational Presentations, through District libraries