For the past couple of years Bozeman Tenants United has been meeting regularly to address and find solution to the high cost of housing here. We met with two members of the Bozeman Tenants United’s Steering Team, Katie Fire Thunder and Olive Nakano Sohn, to talk about their goals and perspectives. We spoke with them at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bozeman on August 1, 2023.

Articles pertinent to this interview:

City commissioners signal willingness to further restrict short-term rentals in Bozeman https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/city/city-commissioners-signal-willingness-to-further-restrict-short-term-rentals-in-bozeman/article_c8549bbe-36cb-11ee-b2d5-0bb06bb26a45.html

Bozeman commission to discuss short-term rentals, urban camping https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/city/bozeman-commission-to-discuss-short-term-rentals-urban-camping/article_819eccbc-32de-11ee-82f3-777504e4f146.html

Joey Morrison would bring energy to city commission https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/letters_to_editor/letter-to-the-editor-joey-morrison-would-bring-energy-to-city-commission/article_6cb6381e-271f-11ee-bdfe-239ab78d0980.html

Affordable housing project proposed for midtown Bozeman https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/city/affordable-housing-project-proposed-for-midtown-bozeman/article_27dbc57a-2d5e-11ee-96d5-432be21da6ac.html

Meet the Candidates: who’s running for Bozeman mayor? https://www.montanarightnow.com/bozeman/meet-the-candidates-whos-running-for-bozeman-mayor/article_38488516-1be2-11ee-acfd-0f8af90fea4a.html

‘Renters Are Struggling’: Economists Back Tenant-Led Push for Federal Rent Control https://www.commondreams.org/news/economists-rent-control