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CHISPA Receives $1.3M to Repair Housing for Farmworkers in Soledad

SOLEDAD — Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren has announced that the Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning Association (CHISPA) will receive $1.32 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through a combination of a grant and a low-cost federal loan to …

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The City of Monterey Is Front and Center of the Housing Crisis, an Issue Defining Campaigns.

Increasingly, the housing crisis has become a major political issue in California, and nowhere is that more true than the city of Monterey, where about two-thirds of the residents are renters and where the economy is driven by the hospitality…

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A New Report Shows Infrastructure Can Make the Pajaro River Floodplain Suitable for More Housing.

On Oct. 2, about a year-and-a-half after the Pajaro River levee failed, flood agencies broke ground on the long-awaited Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project. The five-year, $599 million project sets out to protect the river valley and its tributaries…

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Construction Underway on New Greenfield Housing

GREENFIELD — EAH Housing, a nonprofit housing development and management organization, has announced that construction is underway at Greenfield Commons, with the last modular stack for Greenfield Commons Phase I recently completed.

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Housing Shortfall Impedes Monterey County’s Economic Growth, New Report Shows

MONTEREY COUNTY — The imbalance between housing supply and demand is a key challenge to economic growth in Monterey County, according to a new report that makes clear the need for increasing housing supply.

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Pacifica Senior Living Found to Be in Violation for Attempting to Evict 96-Year-Old Woman.

Two allegations against Pacifica Senior Living for attempting to evict 96-year-old Jean Jacques from a Pacific Grove facility in August have been substantiated by the California Department of Social Services, according to a letter sent on Oct. 16.

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A New Partnership Aims to Make a Meaningful – And Meticulous – Dent in the Housing Crisis.

The future of workforce housing on the Central Coast may well look like a three-bedroom, two-bath house tucked away on a lot at 1045 Cass St. in Monterey.

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Agencies Pull Together to Get Residents Out of a Troubled Homekey Project and Into Homes.

It was an extensive collaboration that enabled Salinas to open the first state-subsidized Homekey project in Monterey County in December 2020, initially housing over 60 people who either had no homes or were on the brink of homelessness. The County…

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A New 142-Unit Housing Community in Marina Welcomes Residents.

Celia Jiménez here, thinking about Terracina at The Dunes, a 142-apartment affordable housing community right off Highway 1 in Marina. It’s a project I’ve seen from start to finish while driving on Imjin Parkway, and I’ve reported extensively about it.

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Vacation Rentals Ordinances to Take Effect in Parts of Monterey County on Monday

MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey Vacation Rentals Ordinances, which regulate vacation rental operations in inland unincorporated Monterey County, will take effect Oct. 14.

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A Developer Takes Advantage of the Builder’s Remedy Law to Plan 127 Units Outside of Carmel.

A now-vacant 94-year-old hospital building and a row of 12 occupied cottage apartments within unincorporated Carmel just off Highway 1 could become the site of Monterey County’s first “builder’s remedy” housing development, with construction of at least 127 units of…

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Community Members Discuss Housing Affordability and the Battle Over Rent Control

Talk of the Bay host Len Beyea leads a discussion about housing affordability and, in particular, the rent control initiative on California's November ballot, Proposition 33. Participants include Lira Filipini, Rick Longinotti, and Lee Brokaw.
Proposition 33 on the November …

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Monterey Is Cracking Down on Those Who Rent Out Their Homes Illegally With Stiffer Fines.

David Schmalz here. Short-term rentals have long been a sticky subject locally, as opponents argue they hurt the fabric of the community and take vital housing units off the market, while its proponents broadly argue that a property owner should…

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Salinas Becomes the First City in Monterey County to Approve a Rent Stabilization Ordinance.

With a full City Hall and two defined factions that showed up—one to support and one to oppose a rent stabilization ordinance—the Salinas City Council unanimously approved an ordinance on Tuesday, Sept. 24 that will cap annual rent increases within…

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The Board of Supervisors Take Final Vote to Usher in Short-Term Rental Ordinances, but Not Without a Fight.

Two weeks after the Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 in favor of a new short-term rental ordinance, the board split down the same lines on Tuesday, Sept. 10, in a final approval of amendments to the county’s code…

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Pajaro Farmworker Housing Project Gets the OK From Majority of Supervisors.

A farmworker housing project in Pajaro got the green light from a majority of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

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Addresses Are Not Coming to Carmel Anytime Soon After a Council Majority Delays Decision.

In what is becoming an increasingly divisive issue in the village, a majority of the Carmel City Council members declined to make a decision on bringing street addresses to the village on Tuesday, Sept. 10, instead voting to let the…

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Soledad Becomes First in Region to Adopt New Housing Plan

SOLEDAD — The City of Soledad is the first South Monterey County community to adopt the 2023-2031 Housing Element, a document that will ensure Soledad adequately plans to meet the housing needs of all community members.

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The Board of Supervisors Approve Short-Term Rental Ordinances After Years of Work.

Taking about 14 years of work, the County of Monterey is a step closer to having a short-term rental ordinance, after the Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday, Aug. 27 in favor of draft versions that had been vetted…

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Pacifica Senior Living Reverses Eviction of 96-Year-Old Woman From Its Pacific Grove Facility.

Soon after a story went viral around the world about 96-year-old Jean Jacques of Pacific Grove Senior Living receiving a three-day eviction notice from owners Pacifica Senior Living—despite having a contract guaranteeing her care for life— the company reversed itself…

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