Santa Barbara Talks: Traveling to China, Japan, Rent Control, Paseo Nuevo, With Oscar Gutierrez
From Santa Barbara Talks with Josh Molina by Josh Molina
January 4, 2026 · 1h 1m
About this episode
Santa Barbara City Councilman Oscar Gutierrez discusses rent stabilization, housing plans, and his recent travels to Japan and China.
Santa Barbara City Councilman Oscar Gutierrez chats with Santa Barbara News-Press Editor Joshua Molina about why he supports a rent stabilization ordinance in Santa Barbara. He also explains why he backs the plan to build housing at Paseo Nuevo. Gutierrez recently took trips to Japan and China and shares what he learned there. Joshua Molina is.the editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press and a journalism instructor at Santa Barbara City College. He speaks with community leaders and interesting people to talk about housing, education, business, politics, culture and the most important issues of the day. Support his podcast at santabarbaratalks.com and follow him at motownjoshnews on Instagram
People in this episode
Host: Joshua Molina
Guest: Oscar Gutierrez
Topics covered
- rent control
- housing
- Paseo Nuevo
- travel
- China
- Japan
Keywords
- Santa Barbara
- City Council
- community leaders
- journalism
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Instagram
Places: Santa Barbara, China, Japan
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