Archive for February 2018
New Housing Project at UC Santa Cruz
New Housing Project at UC Santa Cruz By: Josie Buchanan Among the issues people consider to be driving the Santa Cruz rental crisis, the one that never fails to escape mention is the student population from UC Santa Cruz. It is a popular belief among residents that Santa Cruz is not able to sustain…
Read More“What Realistic Policy Changes Could Improve Housing Affordability in the Monterey Bay Region?”
Santa Cruz County Business Council’s own Sibley Simon from Envision Housing and the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) worked on a project aimed at the local housing Crisis. The Paper “What Realistic Policy Changes Could Improve Housing Affordability in the Monterey Bay Region?” discusses restructuring the current per square foot fee along with several other…
Read MoreInclusionary Zoning: What is it and What Does it Mean for Housing in Santa Cruz?
The issue of affordable housing in Santa Cruz has grown to become near unavoidable. From college students cramming more and more peoples into single bedrooms, to illegal garage units and add ons, to those who are forced out of their homes altogether and on to the streets–the evidence is everywhere. For those seeking to find…
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