San Benito County Local News: Housing


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

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09/05/2023
A June budget deal required community colleges to raise their own money to build affordable student housing. Some campuses said that plan prevented them from building the dorms, even with help from the state to pay the debt.

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08/29/2023
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks proposed legislation to help get around a court's rejection of a UC Berkeley housing plan. But even if the law is approved, its fate is in the hands of the state Supreme Court.

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08/18/2023
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Court ruling that “loud student parties” are pollution stops a second housing development.

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08/18/2023
Almost 20 months ago, 12 families began transforming the site of an old demolished hospital on Southside Road into Riverview Estates II as they learned how to build their own homes with the help of the Community Services Development Corporation.

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08/16/2023
Hans Johnson, an expert in domestic migration, housing, and population projections, explains the state’s population shift and how it’s impacted the housing market.

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08/15/2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom promised $95 million would help undocumented workers rebuild after winter storms and floods. Months later, $18 million is being doled out and there are translation issues with the state’s website.

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08/08/2023
Many local governments see voter majorities approve bond measures without reaching the two-thirds required. A new effort to reform that system would drastically improve the ability of local governments to fund housing and infrastructure projects.

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08/04/2023
Those who attended Hollister’s inclusionary housing ordinance workshop received a presentation on the various technical requirements, such as in-lieu fees and design standards.

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08/03/2023
Image for display with article titled California Wants to Borrow a Record-Breaking $35 Billion for the Housing Crisis. Will Voters Go Along?

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

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08/03/2023
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As pandemic renter protections end, a spike in homelessness will likely follow, data shows.

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08/01/2023
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Twin Oaks Hollister residents will celebrate the first anniversary of their private clubhouse on Aug. 12. About half of the development’s 168 homes are fully complete.

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07/20/2023
The lack of enough places for everyone to live has sent coastal rent prices inland, removing large swaths of previously cheaper rental units.

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07/19/2023
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An official from the California Department of Housing and Community Development wrote, “revisions are necessary to substantially comply with State Housing Element Law.”

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07/17/2023
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As homelessness surged in California, it dropped by a third in Texas. Why?

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07/14/2023
Image for display with article titled L.A. ‘Inside Safe’ Homeless Plan Struggles to Get People Out of Camps, Into Housing

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

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07/11/2023
For the first time, San Diego has surpassed San Francisco for average rental rates, making the All-American City the nation’s third-most expensive rental market, according to a Zillow report. But San Jose had the nation’s highest monthly rent with $3,411.

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07/06/2023
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New bill could strip some environmental protection powers in favor of new housing development.

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07/03/2023
Image for display with article titled This Nevada County City Was Making Progress Against Homelessness. Then the Money Ran Out

When a 3-year grant expired, Grass Valley was forced to stop its successful homeless outreach program.

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06/27/2023
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Here's who gets help and what takes a hit in the new $310 billion proposed state budget.

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06/21/2023
Image for display with article titled Should Zoning Be Abolished? How the Land Use Laws We Take For Granted Are Hurting Us

Zoning laws create segregation, inequality and unsustainability. So why do we keep them?

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