San Joaquin County Housing Digest

Citing letters of concern, the San Joaquin County Planning Commission voted in their October 17 meeting to put on hold plans to use mobile homes on agriculture zoned parcels as affordable housing.

Multiple state agencies spent nearly $24 billion on housing and homeless programs in the first five years of Gavin Newsom’s governorship, but the number of people without homes continued to grow, rising by 20% to more than 180,000 in the most recent federal count in 2023.

California allotted half a billion dollars to help community land trusts across the state. But budget cuts and bureaucracy have land trust advocates back where they were in 2020: seeking state aid to preserve affordable housing.

Learn more about a statewide program offering rebates for energy efficient electric heating and cooling appliances.

How to apply rebate as part of the recent $80 million state program to electrify homes.

Stocktonia explains the Proposition 33 rent control measure on the November ballot.

Homeless service providers are scaling back and taking out loans as they wait for late payments from the government.

Many California farmworkers have long lacked safe and affordable places to sleep — an issue thrown into sharp relief after last year’s mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, which left seven agricultural workers dead.

Tenant advocates say giving renters 10 days to respond to eviction notices, up from 5, will help those who live in rural areas and have trouble finding legal help. Some landlords argue it will increase their costs.

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors is considering zoning updates to encourage development of manufactured home projects to provide affordable housing options.

Using data from the most recent American Community Survey, a consultant for the City of Manteca found that almost 20% of local homes house five or more people.

At a CalMatters event, California’s insurance commissioner says the changes he’s making will help homeowners and business owners. One idea: A state grant for those who spend money to protect their property from wildfires.

A Los Angeles-based nonprofit proposes $40 million in bonds to finance the construction of 100 units of all-affordable apartments in the North Main Street area of Manteca.

The public is invited to a virtual community meeting is scheduled for September 30 for a presentation about a proposed housing development at Main Street and the 120 bypass in Manteca.

In their September 17 meeting, the Sacramento City Council approved the construction of apartment buildings of up to three stories in height in neighborhoods designated for single family homes.

The Sacramento Bee takes a look at the Proposition 33 rent-control measure on the November ballot.

California’s inland regions are experiencing dangerous heat waves, exacerbated by rapid population growth. As more people move away from the expensive coastal areas to more affordable inland communities, these regions are seeing significant demographic changes and spiking electricity bills.

An exclusive CalMatters analysis of the latest California homeless count reveals some good news and bad news: Though the growth rate of homelessness appears to be slowing, the overall number of unhoused Californians increased from two years ago.

Manteca has been growing rapidly since 1990. The Manteca/Ripon Bulletin gives an overview of the makeup of housing in the city.

Amid a Southern California heat wave, about 300 advocates for rent control — with two 10-foot “greedy landlord” puppets — rallied Thursday in downtown Los Angeles, chanting: “The rent is too damn high!”

A study prepared by consultants hired by the City of Manteca shows a need to build 4,822 new housing units by 2030 to meet state mandated development goals.

A large apartment complex in San Rafael’s majority-Latino Canal neighborhood. Latino families in Marin County are far more likely than white families to have trouble making ends meet, a new report finds.

The Legislature is willing to guarantee $500 million annually to affordable housing developers, but with a caveat.

In their August 20 meeting, the Tracy City Council voted to approve moving forward with development of a 38-home subdivision of a 5-acre site on Byron Road.

A summary of how $29.3 million over two rounds of funding to address homelessness in San Joaquin County have been directed.

73 accessory dwelling units have been built in the City of Manteca over the last 4 1/2 years.

A combined 818 units of rental housing is being proposed for 120 Bypass and Main Street interchange in Manteca.

The City of Sacramento is preparing to introduce an ordinance meant to stimulate construction of more multiple dwelling unit housing.

Backers pulled a $20 billion affordable housing bond off Bay Area ballots today, amid fears that it wouldn’t pass.

Some California agencies are offering incentives and hosting workshops for school districts that want to build affordable housing for teachers.

The state’s landlords see rising insurance costs, so they say they’re going to have to raise rents. But they complain about laws that limit how much they can do so.

Sky-high rent is among Californians’ biggest concerns. Nearly 30% of tenants spend more than half their income on rent; and the median rent is $2,850 a month, 33% higher than the national average.

Two propositions on the Nov. 5 ballot address this issue — though one does so in a rather roundabout way.