Placer County Local News: Housing


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

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01/30/2024
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The Tahoe Basin Design Review Committee asked a Kings Beach multi-family residential housing project developer to come back and present implemented suggestions at a future meeting.

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01/28/2024
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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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01/26/2024
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Traffic was the main concern as a dozen locals chimed in at the Loomis Planning Commission meeting on the controversial Hidden Grove housing project, which would allow 204 single-family homes and 149 multi-family units near downtown.

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01/26/2024
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The Housing Element Sites Rezone project, a part of Placer’s 2021-29 Housing Element, involved assessment of sites with the potential to be rezoned to meet Placer County’s need for affordable housing.

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01/26/2024
Image for display with article titled The California Exodus, Housing and the Political Future: How the Crisis Weakens California Nationally

Unless California solves its housing crisis, the state will lose more congressional seats and could shift the political alignment of the whole country

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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
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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
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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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12/08/2023
A coyote recently was found at the $27 million Russian Hill home of AI mogul Sam Altman. This relates to a study, which found that coyote sightings were more frequent in higher-income areas of San Francisco.

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12/07/2023
Even though California is facing a crippling housing shortage, one potential source remains untapped. The state allows thousands of apartments used for part of the year by farmworkers to otherwise sit vacant for three to six months.
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