Affordable Housing Funding
[Excerpted from "Advocates applaud affordable housing funding," by Joshua Molina, SBN-P, 1/28/05]
In a major policy shift for the Santa Barbara City Council, the panel on Thursday agreed to set aside $8.6 million for below-market-rate housing projects.
Council members also approved $4 million to buy property that could be used for affordable housing down the road.
Members of the affordable housing activist group PUEBLO described the decision as a win for the group and working-class people.
After the meeting, Councilman Das Williams said: "What a huge victory for affordable housing. It represents a paradigm shift." ...
[SBN-P online edition]:
Advocates applaud affordable housing funding
[special recognitions to Harley Augustino and Dan Ancona]
In a major policy shift for the Santa Barbara City Council, the panel on Thursday agreed to set aside $8.6 million for below-market-rate housing projects.
Council members also approved $4 million to buy property that could be used for affordable housing down the road.
Members of the affordable housing activist group PUEBLO described the decision as a win for the group and working-class people.
After the meeting, Councilman Das Williams said: "What a huge victory for affordable housing. It represents a paradigm shift." ...
[SBN-P online edition]:
Advocates applaud affordable housing funding
[special recognitions to Harley Augustino and Dan Ancona]
Posted by Malcolm on
2/07/2005
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