Placer County Local News: Housing

Auburn Cohousing, a group pushing for a cohousing development in Auburn, will host a presentation from North American Cohousing expert Katie McCamant on Sept. 27 at the Maidu Community Center in Roseville.

The 2023 Board Objectives include efforts to coordinate with local jurisdictions and developers to facilitate the development of, and access to, affordable housing.

As part of the NCTA’s Community Vitality and Economic Health Investment Program, support will go to 17 projects and programs that benefit residents, businesses and visitors.

As part of Placer County’s effort to meet its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), the Board of Supervisors approved a contract with Raney Planning & Management, Inc. for the preparation of a programmatic Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the rezone program.

Court ruling that “loud student parties” are pollution stops a second housing development.

More than an hour of public comment was accepted as 27 residents spoke on various concerns, including that the majority of sites are in North Auburn and Penryn.

The Housing Element Implementation Program HE-1: Rezone to Meet the RHNA (regional housing needs allocation) involves planning staff accessing the viability of candidate sites that have the potential to be rezoned to accommodate a shortfall for Placer’s capacity in lower-income households.

With 3 bond issues on the ballot, housing advocates fear voter "bond fatigue."

As pandemic renter protections end, a spike in homelessness will likely follow, data shows.

As homelessness surged in California, it dropped by a third in Texas. Why?

New L.A. Mayor Karen Bass has made reducing homelessness her signature issue.