Posts Tagged ‘Affordable housing’
Affordable Housing on the River
The lack of housing, and affordable housing specifically, is something Santa Cruz residents know all too well. Not only is housing expensive, but the houses are old too. These issues can at least be marginally addressed with the help of the RiverFront Project – a density bonus housing development beginning on the northern corner of…
Read MoreAssistant Director for California Housing and Community Development Linda Wheaton’s YIMBY Presentation
YIMBY’s inaugural event at the Dream Inn was held Wednesday, March 28, 2018 and featured Keynote Speaker Assistant Director for California Housing and Community Development, Linda Wheaton. Wheaton gave a rousing speech to all attendees, “Building California’s Future” about the current status of housing legislature at the state level in California and what its…
Read MoreCounty Affordable Housing Recap and Update
Last Tuesday the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted yet again to continue the public consideration of changes to the County’s Affordable Housing program to a later date. The move was initiated by Supervisor Friend in response to a new alternative fee structure affecting smaller developments that was proposed, on the spot, by Supervisors…
Read MoreBoard Meeting with Supervisor McPherson and Gine Johnson
Last Thursday Supervisor Bruce McPherson and his Chief of Staff Gine Johnson visited with the Business Council Board about his agenda for 2015. Of key importance were the recent passage of both the Economic Vitality Study and Sustainable Santa Cruz County Plan, both of which will serve as valuable policy frameworks for future projects and…
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