San Benito County to review Local Tenant Preference Ordinance plans
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — San Benito County supervisors will hear plans for a new program that would prioritize locals when it comes…
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Report shows the Santa Cruz-Watsonville cost of living amounts to $81 dollars per hour
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The National Low Income Housing Coalition released its 2025 “Out of Reach” report Thursday on the high costs of…
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Applications open for new affordable condos in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Six affordable housing condos have been announced for Aptos Village and Live Oak, with occupants to be chosen…
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Santa Cruz Affordable Housing Campaign Reaches Milestone
The Workforce Housing Affordability Act campaign celebrated a major milestone on Thursday. City officials, supporters, and volunteers coming out to…
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Affordable housing on Santa Cruz’s West Side looks promising for educators
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz once again picked up a decades-long discussion about what to do with the 313 Swift Street…
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Monterey County approves affordable housing project in Salinas
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey is moving forward with an affordable multifamily housing project that’s been years in…
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California pledged $500 million to help tenants preserve affordable housing. They didn’t get a dime.
CalMatters Luke Johnson and his neighbors thought they had found the perfect solution to avoid being displaced from their Silver Lake, Los Angeles…
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Carmel-by-the-Sea community addresses how to bring affordable housing to community in Wednesday meeting
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) – People in Carmel-by-the-Sea came together Wednesday night to figure out how to bring affordable housing to…
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California investing more in affordable housing and more in cities like Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. (KION-TV)- California is investing millions of dollars into affordable housing and clean transportation, and Santa Cruz will be…
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Freedom apartments will remain affordable senior housing with help from loan
An apartment complex in Freedom will remain affordable senior housing with the help of a loan from two…
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Measure E aims to build new housing for Soledad teachers
Soledad Unified School District says offers to teachers and staff are often turned down due to a lack of housing in the…
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Santa Cruz renters march for more affordable housing
A group that’s not willing to wait any longer chanted and held signs while marching through downtown Santa Cruz,…
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Home vacancy tax proposed by Monterey city council member
The city of Monterey is attempting to find different solutions to the affordable housing issue. In a study session meeting Wednesday, city council…
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Bay Area nonprofit runs affordable housing pilot program in Monterey County
A matching service that connects renters and tenants is offering what it calls a solution to a lack of affordable…
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California governor seeks $1 billion to target homelessness
With California awash in revenue, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to spend a billion dollars on programs targeting the growing homeless crisis.…
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New protections for residents of mobile and manufactured homes approved in Santa Cruz County
An ordinance offering new protections for residents of mobile and manufactured homes was approved by the Santa Cruz County Board of…
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Designs for new-look Capitola Mall come to light; includes 637 affordable housing units
A new design for a major project at the Capitola Mall has some blueprints to it, now, with 637 affordable housing units listed as a possibility for…
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Affordable housing development approved in Live Oak
A mixed-use affordable housing development has been approved by the Santa Cruz County Board of…
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