Greetings!
A friend of mine who doesn't rent or own a house told me recently, "Supporting affordable housing in Sonoma County is a discussion over whether the nearly rich can live nearby the rich." Thinking about my continuing efforts to get permanent subsidized housing for homeless included in a variety of public ventures lately, I tried to push back.
Sonoma County and Santa Rosa have been trying to find ways to build more housing, to replace those destroyed in the fire, and to keep pace with our general housing needs by building up downtown and along transit corridors. But the cheapest unit anyone has proposed is still unaffordable to those making less than $50,000/year for a family four. So affordable to whom?
A friend of mine who doesn't rent or own a house told me recently, "Supporting affordable housing in Sonoma County is a discussion over whether the nearly rich can live nearby the rich." Thinking about my continuing efforts to get permanent subsidized housing for homeless included in a variety of public ventures lately, I tried to push back.
Sonoma County and Santa Rosa have been trying to find ways to build more housing, to replace those destroyed in the fire, and to keep pace with our general housing needs by building up downtown and along transit corridors. But the cheapest unit anyone has proposed is still unaffordable to those making less than $50,000/year for a family four. So affordable to whom?
