Kevin Walthall: Hope for our dysfunctional housing market kitsapsun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kitsapsun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Commissioners asked city staff to look for alternative locations to fulfill housing opportunity requirements as outlined in the state mandated Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) in the latest round of the Housing Element update at the March 11 Galt Planning Commission meeting.
City staff and consultants Amy Yang and Rick Rust from Mintier Harnish met with the commission in February to give an overview of the state requirements for the Housing Element, which included providing zoning for 1,926 new housing units during the 2021-29 housing cycle. Of the nearly 2,000 new units, 404 need to be accessible to very low-income families, 243 for low income, 379 for moderate income and 900 for above moderate income.
Need help paying rent? California is accepting rental relief applications latimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from latimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The pandemic has been crushing for low-income tenants in California and caused financial strain on property owners who haven’t been able to collect and have their own bills to pay. Local and state eviction protections have helped many people stay housed but, eventually, the rent will be due.
Now, help is on the way.
Applications for California’s rent relief program also known as rent assistance open Monday, March 15. The pool includes $2.6 billion in federal funds and is likely to increase significantly because of the stimulus plan signed last week.
State lawmakers established the rent relief plan in January when they passed Senate Bill 91, which also extended the statewide eviction moratorium through June 30.
City hoping for grant funding to complete Montana Park After breaking ground on Montana Park in 2016, the City is hoping for one last chance at grant funding to complete the park s second phase (ANGELINA MARTIN/The Journal).
Nearly five years after construction began on Montana Park, phase two of the project moved forward this week following approval from the Turlock City Council.
The City first broke ground on the park’s first phase in May 2016, utilizing $443,100 of grant funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Phase one of Montana Park, located on Montana Avenue, features a fairly basic design with two large turf areas, benches and a cement walking path.