Nevada County Local News: Housing


All Local Housing News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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02/09/2024
Image for display with article titled Workforce Housing in Tahoe Still Needs Work

Housing remains a significant challenge for both workers and employers in the Tahoe Truckee region.

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02/07/2024
Image for display with article titled Douglas County Clerk: VHR Petition Fails Certification

A petition to alter Douglas County's vacation home rental ordinance to ban rentals in residential zoning and allow them in neighborhood commercial zoning has been denied by the Douglas County Clerk-Treasurer’s Office.

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02/07/2024
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced consumer tools to help tenants and landlords understand how much rent can rise under a state law.

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02/05/2024
States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s exploding around the country: using scarce public health insurance money to provide housing for the poorest and sickest Americans.

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01/28/2024
Image for display with article titled Can a Handful of Silicon Valley Billionaires Fix the Bay Area’s Housing Crisis?

In NYT’s “The Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted,” we meet a man who wants to build a city in the middle of nowhere, and folks who are slowing him down. For now.

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01/25/2024
Image for display with article titled Truckee Town Council Approves Long-Term Rental Preservation Program

The proposed program aims to establish a new housing initiative that ensures the stability of workforce rental units and maintains affordable rental prices.

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01/19/2024
Image for display with article titled SLT Council’s First Meeting of the Year Tackles Homelessness

The South Lake Tahoe City Council passed its first motion allowing cannabis lounges at the meeting. Many other agenda items concerned housing and homelessness.

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01/10/2024
Image for display with article titled SCOTUS Hears California Case That Could Make it Cheaper to Build Housing, But at What Price?

High court ruling on "impact fees" could cost local governments millions in revenue for infrastructure.

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01/08/2024
Image for display with article titled As Landlords Press for More Evictions, Getting a Lawyer Makes All the Difference For Tenants

As evictions skyrocket with landlords taking advantage of lifted pandemic restrictions, tenants fight for the right to an attorney.

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01/04/2024
California state law dictates that property owners are responsible for repairing damaged sidewalks. In Sacramento, this has left some owners facing bills of thousands of dollars or tax assessments from the city.

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01/02/2024
Image for display with article titled Building Affordable Housing Gets Easier Under 2024 California Laws, but Many Obstacles Remain

A wide array of new 2024 laws aims to ease regulations that slow the construction of new affordable housing.

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12/31/2023
New law is meant to help nursing home residents understand the reasons for their discharge, and inform them of their rights to appeal.

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12/25/2023
María Vela’s family has lived in East L.A. nearly 30 years, but new owners of her duplex asked her family to vacate by Christmas. Most evictions are due to nonpayment of rent, but owner move-ins also cause family displacement.

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12/22/2023
Image for display with article titled End-of-Year Affordable Housing Funding Blast May Not Be Enough For All Needed Projects

For the second year, the state is sending out affordable housing subsidy cash in a single, holiday blast.

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12/19/2023
Federal funding for domestic violence shelters and housing programs is declining. Advocates want the state to step in, but with a record projected deficit new spending is unlikely.

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12/18/2023
Image for display with article titled Sierra Sun, Mountain Housing Council Ask for Feedback on Homeowner Resilience

Part of the Achievable Housing in Action partnership, the third in a series of five polls is live now, focusing on home resilience.

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12/15/2023
Image for display with article titled Monterey County Housing for Homeless Project Stalled by Developer Defaults

The homeless problem in King City, Monterey County, is being affected by a developer's financial issues.

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12/14/2023
Federal judge David O. Carter has declined to dismiss a lawsuit that could force the Veterans Administration to house veterans experiencing homelessness in the Los Angeles area. Carter’s 41-page ruling could pave the way for a trial in mid-2024.

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12/11/2023
Image for display with article titled Rent Hikes Are Making 'Affordable' Housing Less Affordable. Here's How California Law Lets it Happen

Federally taxpayer-subsidized low-income housing is exempt from California's cap on rent increases.

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12/11/2023
The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust recently paid almost $10 million for a 1.86-acre site formerly used for oil drilling. It could be converted into a community center, park and affordable housing.
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