by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Jan 28, 2020 | Housing News
“Sonoma and Butte counties lost the most housing in the 2017 and 2018 fires, and they would receive the largest share of the tax incentives as envisioned by Congress. Schwedhelm and other officials told the editorial board that could add up to $300 million for...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Jan 28, 2020 | Housing News
Last week, after the state treasurer’s office released proposed guidelines for allocating the additional federal low-income housing tax credits, Thompson expressed his concerns in a letter to California Treasurer Fiona Ma. Read the article
by Christine | Jan 20, 2020 | Housing News
These are students at Ridgway High. The students raising their hands are ones who think that they will not be able to afford to live in Sonoma County after they graduate because housing is too expensive or unavailable. This was in response to a student’s comment to...
by Christine | Dec 16, 2019 | Housing News
SACRAMENTO – Building on the state’s historic actions and investments this year to tackle the housing affordability crisis, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed 18 bills designed to help jumpstart housing production. Included was SB 330, major legislation aimed at...
by Christine | Dec 4, 2019 | Housing News
In this piece from The Brookings Institution, they illustrate how replacing detached single-family homes with “gentle density” could increase the number of homes available and bring down average housing prices in high-cost locations, while retaining the physical scale...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Nov 10, 2019 | Housing News
The new and ambitious draft plan wants to be a road map that spells out how downtown Santa Rosa would welcome the best of urban living. Imagine a space that includes housing, shops, restaurants and cafes, offices, transit and bike lanes, art galleries and public...
