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Affordable HousingSunnyhills tenants at risk of losing apartments, seek help of Milpitas community
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Sunnyhills tenants at risk of losing apartments, seek help of Milpitas community
By Maria Denise Cuenca
This article has been updated.
The tenants of the Sunnyhills apartments are at risk of losing their homes after the owner of the complex, JMK Investments, began seeking to convert the low-income apartments into market-rate housing.
This conflict started back in 2017, when JMK Investments notified tenants that the apartments would be demolished and replaced with townhomes, most of which the tenants could not afford.
Upon hearing of this, many Sunnyhills tenants approached the Affordable Housing Network of Santa Clara County and organized a meeting at the Police Headquarters near the apartments. About 90 to 100 tenants attended the meeting, where they voted to form a tenants association.
Also in 2017, the owners of JMK Investments worked a deal with the Milpitas City Council in which the city would allocate $1.25 million to JMK Investments for capital improvements to the property. In exchange, JMK Investments would keep the apartments as well as add 44 additional units (37 of which would be market-rate).
However, many tenants have stated that while the city has held up their part of the deal and paid the money to JMK Investments and allowed for their construction project on the apartments, many capital improvements have not been made by the company in the last five years: "Our washing machines break every day and we can't use them, so where are these improvements?" states Lusi Wang, a tenant at the Sunnyhills Apartments.
Since 2017 and the exchange between JMK Investments and the City Council, the apartments have continued to stay affordable. This changed last summer when JMK Investments gave a notice that they would opt out of a HUD Contract by February of 2023.
"There are 149 units there which are subsidized by HUD, and the people would have what's called 'project-based vouchers,'" states Sandy Perry, an activist for the Sunnyhills Apartments.
These vouchers would ensure that tenants would not have to leave the property.
Along with this, JMK Investments asked for $6.7 million over 20 years from the City Council, money which the City states it does not have. When asked about the money, Perry stated that "I don't know if they have it, or if they don't, but I don't think it's reasonable for JMK to demand a subsidy from the City."
Currently, many tenants have been attempting to push JMK Investments to sell the Sunnyhills property to a non-profit, a public agency, or a housing authority, a move that JMK Investments has refused to make.
However, Sunnyhills tenants still continue to build popular pressure through in-person meetings and an online petition, both of which have continually grown. They are also working toward taking this petition to Milpitas schools, churches, community fairs, and the City Council.
In the end, Sunnyhills tenants hope to work with the Milpitas City Council and other Milpitas citizens to pressure JMK Investments to sell the apartments so that they may remain affordable.
The City Council is looking through three potential scenarios for the Sunnyhills Apartments.
One scenario is for JMK Investments to renew the HUD contract for five more years to ensure that the 149 units remain affordable. Currently, JMK Investments has not given any confirmation to the city about renewing the contract.
If JMK Investments goes on to not renew the HUD contract, they will proceed to follow the process from AB 1521 and HUD in order to convert the housing to market rate. In this time, tenants would be given a Tenant Protection Voucher (for those who will stay in their units) or an Enhanced tenant Protection voucher (for those who will move out of their unit).
In the case that JMK Investments decides to demolish the current property, tenants would receive a Tenant Protection Voucher as they move into their new unit. Through these vouchers, tenants will be able to move to a housing unit with rental assistance.
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Maria Denise Cuenca
Maria Denise Cuenca is a Senior at Milpitas Middle College High School. As part of the inaugural class, she's the editor for the student newspaper, the Stepping Stone, and works concurrently as the President of the school's She's the First Chapter, an organization that supports girl-centered programs throughout the world. As a writer for the Milpitas Beat, she has the opportunity to write about issues relating to homelessness, local politics, and women's rights. For over a year, she's been a proud intern for Camp ButterFLY, where she organizes meetings, designs flyers, and does marketing for the organization to further their mission of teaching women to be leaders and find a path towards a career. During her free time, she enjoys watching shows on Netflix and reading the news.
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Juan José Imbroda Ortiz (Melilla, 24 de junio de 1944) es un político español del Partido Popular, presidente de la ciudad autónoma de Melilla de julio de 2000 hasta junio de 2019, y senador por dicha circunscripción. Es hermano de Javier Imbroda, que fue entrenador de baloncesto y consejero andaluz de Educación y Deportes.

Trayectoria política
Elegido en las listas de la Unión de Centro Democrático fue primer teniente de alcalde y portavoz en el Ayuntamiento de Melilla entre 1979 y 1983. Tras la fundación en 1985 de la Unión del Pueblo Melillense, es elegido concejal por dicho partido en las elecciones municipales de 1987. Tras la aprobación del Estatuto de Autonomía melillense, fue elegido diputado de la Asamblea de Melilla en 1995 y 1999.

En el año 2000 pasa a ser presidente de la Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla tras a una moción de censura presentada por su partido, en ese momento la Unión del Pueblo Melillense, junto al Partido Popular y el PSOE, contra el entonces presidente Mustafá Aberchán, del partido Coalición por Melilla. Ese mismo año fue elegido senador por la coalición entre su partido localista, la Unión del Pueblo Melillense, y el Partido Popular. Cabeza de lista por idéntica coalición en 2003, fue reelegido presidente con mayoría absoluta.

En 2003 su partido, la Unión del Pueblo Melillense, se integró definitivamente en el Partido Popular de Melilla del cual es presidente desde entonces.

Desde 2003 hasta 2011 ganó las elecciones a la Asamblea de Melilla con mayoría absoluta, hasta que en las elecciones a la Asamblea de Melilla de 2015 perdió la mayoría absoluta y se vio obligado a pactar con el Partido Populares en Libertad que acabaría finalmente siendo absorbido por el propio Partido Popular de Melilla.

En las elecciones a la Asamblea de Melilla de 2019 ganó las elecciones aunque perdió votos y escaños que le imposibilitaban la reelección. Coalición por Melilla, PSOE y Ciudadanos lograron presentar un gobierno alternativo desbancando a Juan José Imbroda y al Partido Popular después de 19 años gobernando la ciudad autónoma.

Altercados en la frontera de Melilla y comentario polémico de Imbroda
En febrero de 2014 se producen importantes entradas de inmigrantes subsaharianos saltando la valla fronteriza de Melilla. Como resultado, entran a la ciudad autónoma un total de 150 inmigrantes que fueron trasladados hasta al CETI (Centro de Estancia Temporal de Inmigrantes). La operación de la Guardia Civil en la frontera recibió numerosas críticas debido a que los inmigrantes fueron recibidos con disparos de bolas de goma y que muchos fueron expulsados de forma sumaria. Imbroda salió en defensa de la actuación de la Guardia Civil y pidió que se cambiase la ley de extranjería. Sus declaraciones fueron fuente de polémica: "Si la Guardia Civil no puede actuar pongamos azafatas en la frontera como comité de recibimiento".

Marcha como alcalde-presidente de la ciudad autónoma de Melilla
El 15 de junio de 2019 cuando Juan José Imbroda optaba a la reelección de un sexto mandato después de 19 años como presidente de la ciudad autónoma contando con los votos favorables de su propio partido, el Partido Popular de Melilla, y de VOX, todo parecía indicar que se abstendría el único diputado de Ciudadanos.

A la hora de constituir la Asamblea de Melilla saltaba la sorpresa, ya que el candidato de Ciudadanos Eduardo de Castro presentaba su candidatura a la investidura, sorprendiendo a Imbroda y al Partido Popular de Melilla. Con los votos favorables de él mismo, único diputado de Ciudadanos, de Coalición por Melilla y del PSOE quedó nombrado presidente de la ciudad autónoma Eduardo de Castro desbancando a Imbroda y al Partido Popular de Melilla.

Ese mismo día Imbroda en una rueda de prensa en la sede del PP de Melilla renunciaba a su acta de diputado en la Asamblea de Melilla y calificaba a Eduardo de Castro de "traidor" y "sin vergüenza". Una semana después, Imbroda no asistió a la toma posesión del cargo de Alcalde-Presidente de Melilla de Eduardo de Castro.

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 Ficha biográfica en la web del Senado

Líderes municipales del Partido Popular
Alcaldes del Partido Popular
Presidentes de Melilla
Senadores por Melilla
Senadores de la VII Legislatura de España
Senadores de la VIII Legislatura de España
Senadores de la IX Legislatura de España
Senadores de la X Legislatura de España
Senadores de la XI Legislatura de España
Senadores de la XII Legislatura de España
Senadores de la XIII Legislatura de España
Senadores de la XIV Legislatura de España
Presidentes de la Comisión General de las Comunidades Autónomas
Nacidos en Melilla

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