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By Noozhawk Editors | 9:00 p.m. In the May 11 Noozhawk article, “Santa Barbara Ordinance Committee Supports 15% Inclusionary Housing Requirement,” we read about a new proposal to increase Santa Barbara’s mandatory low-income housing inclusionary rules for new residential properties that was reimposed two years ago. Once again, we see our elected officials making rules, without understanding the costs of developing property in the city (with all of the myriad regulatory requirements,...

Housing and Development Newsletter Racial equity and diversity are a focus of modern politics. Yet, too often, the second that prioritizing racial representation undermines a political agenda, it becomes irrelevant. The Santa Barbara County Redistricting Commission is guilty of such behavior. As the commission deliberates the best way to fill the recent vacancy created by the resignation of James Hudley, commissioners such as Jannet Rios, who originally prioritized racial representation in comm...