Placer County Local News: Housing


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Image caption: Does California’s signature environmental law protect the state’s scenic beauty, or cause more problems than it solves?
CEQA: The Surprising Story of CA’s Key Environmental Law

The California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA, is both the state’s signature environmental legislation, and is also often named as the villain in the state’s housing shortage. But the story may not be that simple.

Image caption: Zoning laws tell you what you can and can't build on the property you own. How does government get away with that?
How Zoning Laws Shape California and Society

Zoning laws determine what can be built and where. These laws have shaped California, but are they really just tools for social engineering? The history of zoning is closely tied to racial segregation, as well as the state's shortage of …

Image caption: Owning homes is the primary way the middle class builds wealth, and an option no longer available to most Californians.
Is California’s Housing Crisis Making Inequality Worse?

California has some of the worst economic inequality in the United States. Is the housing crisis a cause?

Image caption: Thousands of homeowners have been kicked off their fire insurance policies.
California Fire Insurance Crisis: How the State Helps Homeowners

As California insurance companies have revoked the fire policies of thousands of homeowners, the state has taken steps to get them covered again.

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04/25/2024
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The 180-unit, affordable senior housing portion of the larger College Park development at Sierra College in Rocklin should begin construction by the end of the year, officials said.

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04/19/2024
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Placer County announced the final environmental impact report (EIR) for its rezone program is available for public review.

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04/16/2024
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In a continued commitment to fair housing, the city of Colfax approved a resolution April 10 to further efforts to activities and programs related to housing and community development.

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04/10/2024
Image for display with article titled Workforce Housing Preservation Program Resumes in Eastern Placer

Up to $150,000 is again available to eastern Placer workers looking to buy a home in the North Lake Tahoe region.

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04/05/2024
Tenants in many new privately owned, low-income units will be protected from double-digit increases. So will some in existing units, after a state committee on affordable housing imposed a rent cap.

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04/02/2024
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Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the “builder’s remedy.”

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03/29/2024
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Placer County property owners in the Tahoe Basin can receive up to $2,200 to install a bear-resistant garbage can, also known as a bear box.

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03/15/2024
Image for display with article titled Auburn Passes Resolution Supporting Local Control Regarding Housing Issues

The Auburn City Council passed a resolution calling out the state of California specifically around housing legislation usurping local control of land use decisions.

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03/14/2024
An introduction to locals living out of their vehicles and examples of municipal "safe parking programs."

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03/12/2024
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Sarah and Simon Gowring have put more than a year and a half of their lives into breathing some life back into a historic Victorian home in the center of downtown Auburn, once home to revered Auburn Journal Editor and community volunteer Vernon McCann.

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03/11/2024
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As the numbers of people experiencing homelessness in the Sacramento area grew, the once-nimble SSHH expanded its services. Problems quickly followed.

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03/07/2024
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An amendment to Placer County’s 2021-29 Housing Element has been released for public review and comment. The amendment addresses changes that have occurred since the May 2021 adoption of the Housing Element, including revisions to the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) shortfall and adjustment to the Residential Land Inventory.

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03/07/2024
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources advisors has published a new website with information resources for small acreage landowners raising livestock.

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03/06/2024
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This week the Tahoe TAP podcast brings you Julie Regan, Executive Director of the Tahoe Planning Agency (TRPA) to chat about affordable housing solutions, struggles and strategies.

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03/01/2024
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, Feb. 27 and discussed the closeout of the Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus, short-term vacation rentals ordinance, and the SNOW Sports Museum and Community Cultural Center.

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02/26/2024
No issue matters more to Californians than housing and homelessness. Catch up on where the major Senate candidates stand on the subject.

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02/19/2024
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A once-groundbreaking nonprofit working with chronically homeless people in California’s capital closed and filed for bankruptcy in 2023. Here’s what happened.

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02/13/2024
As agents hunt for business in Southern California's slow real estate market, some are trying out new ways of tracking down leads. Others are quitting the industry.

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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
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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