Affordable Housing /tags/affordable-housing Affordable Housing en-US Copyright Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:38:26 GMT Humboldt County applies rent-control measure to RV parks /housing/2024-10-24/humboldt-county-applies-rent-control-measure-to-rv-parks Humboldt County passed a rent control measure for mobile home communities back in 2016. That measure now applies to RV parks. And the county is expecting a lawsuit. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:38:26 GMT /housing/2024-10-24/humboldt-county-applies-rent-control-measure-to-rv-parks Justin Higginbottom Federal funding to expand affordable farmworker housing reaches Oregon /housing/2024-10-22/federal-funding-to-expand-affordable-farmworker-housing-reaches-oregon Oregon farmworkers, many of them immigrants, face a housing market that is fraught with substandard living conditions or is financially out of reach. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:52:02 GMT /housing/2024-10-22/federal-funding-to-expand-affordable-farmworker-housing-reaches-oregon Alejandro Figueroa California voters split on two housing ballot measures /housing/2024-09-23/california-voters-split-on-two-housing-ballot-measures A new poll from the non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California shows California voters are almost evenly split on two housing-related measures appearing on the ballot this fall. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:39:48 GMT /housing/2024-09-23/california-voters-split-on-two-housing-ballot-measures Megan Myscofski California governor vetoes bill to make immigrants without legal status eligible for home loans /housing/2024-09-07/california-governor-vetoes-bill-to-make-immigrants-without-legal-status-eligible-for-home-loans California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Friday that could have made immigrants without legal status eligible for loans under a state program offering assistance to first-time homebuyers. Sat, 07 Sep 2024 13:56:40 GMT /housing/2024-09-07/california-governor-vetoes-bill-to-make-immigrants-without-legal-status-eligible-for-home-loans Sophie Austin While tourism is booming, many Oregon Coast residents struggle to stay housed /housing/2024-08-29/while-tourism-is-booming-many-oregon-coast-residents-struggle-to-stay-housed As Oregon Coast communities are increasingly dominated by tourism, many long-term residents are struggling with housing instability, and homelessness. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:31 GMT /housing/2024-08-29/while-tourism-is-booming-many-oregon-coast-residents-struggle-to-stay-housed Rebecca Hansen-White Can California’s health care providers help solve the state’s homelessness crisis? /housing/2024-07-14/can-californias-health-care-providers-help-solve-the-states-homelessness-crisis Taking advantage of new state funds, some California healthcare providers are starting to offer what their homeless patients really need: housing. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 02:31:15 GMT /housing/2024-07-14/can-californias-health-care-providers-help-solve-the-states-homelessness-crisis Marisa Kendall State approves $12 million to replace defective modular homes in Phoenix /housing/2024-06-07/state-approves-12-million-to-replace-defective-modular-homes-in-phoenix A housing affordability council with the state of Oregon approved an additional $12 million dollars on Friday to purchase new homes for a mobile home park that burned down in the 2020 Almeda Fire. The money will replace homes the state bought that were found to be defective. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 23:05:41 GMT /housing/2024-06-07/state-approves-12-million-to-replace-defective-modular-homes-in-phoenix Roman Battaglia Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek threatens to veto infrastructure money for certain cities /housing/2024-04-09/oregon-gov-tina-kotek-threatens-to-veto-infrastructure-money-for-certain-cities The governor said she wanted more information on specific projects, including two in the Rogue Valley, that are part of the housing package approved by the Legislature earlier this year. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:12:29 GMT /housing/2024-04-09/oregon-gov-tina-kotek-threatens-to-veto-infrastructure-money-for-certain-cities Lauren Dake These Californians just got protection from big rent hikes /housing/2024-04-05/these-californians-just-got-protection-from-big-rent-hikes Tenants in many new privately owned, low-income units will be protected from double-digit increases. So will some in existing units, after a state committee on affordable housing imposed a rent cap. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 21:58:24 GMT /housing/2024-04-05/these-californians-just-got-protection-from-big-rent-hikes Jeanne Kuang California’s most controversial housing law could get a makeover /housing/2024-04-02/californias-most-controversial-housing-law-could-get-a-makeover Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the state’s most controversial housing statute Tue, 02 Apr 2024 22:06:11 GMT /housing/2024-04-02/californias-most-controversial-housing-law-could-get-a-makeover Ben Christopher