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Supervisors to Provide Direction on VHR Program

03/06/2023

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will receive a presentation on a vacation home rental program update.

Union Conflicts Are Delaying Vital Affordable Housing

03/01/2023

California lawmakers thought they cracked the code last year on a construction union stalemate holding up housing bills. But rifts within labor could reignite the war over how best to craft affordable housing policy.

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