The backdrop to the summit was a crisis.
Sonoma County’s housing system is so strained — essentially because there is too little supply, especially of affordable housing, to meet demand — that it makes life tough for many residents and is undermining the county in areas ranging from its economy to public health.
Yet the tone at the housing solutions summit, which drew several hundred people to the Luther Burbank Center, was increasingly enthusiastic as the day progressed.
“It’s a choice whether or not to turn this crisis into an opportunity,“ said Jen Klose, executive director of Generation Housing, the North Bay housing research and advocacy group that organized the Thursday gathering.
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