by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Aug 30, 2021 | Housing News
Last week, the CA Assembly voted to pass CA Senate Bill 10 (SB 10) and CA Senate Bill 9 (SB 9). These two bills promote affordability and inclusivity in housing for Sonoma County and California as a whole. SB 9 – HOME Act, would legalize duplexes, a middle-income...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Aug 30, 2021 | Housing News
Adinah spent many years struggling to secure affordable housing in Sonoma County. A Bay Area native, she and her son moved to Santa Rosa in 2015 for work. Her search for a long-term lease that they could afford turned out to be tougher than expected, which resulted in...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Aug 10, 2021 | Generation Housing - In The News
Neighborhood opposition to new development is arguably an even taller obstacle to home-building in Sonoma County. Enter Generation Housing, a fledgling advocacy group with the goal of convincing local leaders and residents that more housing, even in their own...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Aug 7, 2021 | Generation Housing - In The News
Evaluating the availability of housing, 69% of respondents said it had gotten worse and 7% it improved. Of those who said the availability of housing was worse, 44% said it was much worse and 25% said it was somewhat worse. Sonoma County already needs 58,000...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Jul 25, 2021 | Generation Housing - In The News
I can assure Pete and all Press Democrat readers that the shortage of housing in the North Bay and the impact it has on the ability of business, agriculture, government, education and nonprofit organizations to attract and keep employees has been the No. 1 topic of...
