Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, kicked off the legislative year by introducing AB 1820, a bill designed to demystify housing developer fees and provide information needed to ensure affordable housing is delivered as quickly as possible without surprise costs. Introducing AB 1820 as Schiavo’s first bill demonstrates Schiavo’s commitment to removing barriers and getting affordable housing online as quickly as possible, ...
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Schiavo Affordable Housing Bills Signed Into Law By Governor
On Friday, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that Governor Newsom signed her package of bills (AB 519 & AB 911) to streamline affordable housing development. The affordable housing bills reduce administrative barriers and allow restrictive covenants to be modified during the purchase of the property. AB 519 & AB 911 are set to significantly impact affordable housing development across the ...
Read More »Schiavo Introduces Bill That Would Make Affordable Housing To Former Foster Youth
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced Wednesday a new Assembly Bill (AB 963) which would focus on funding affordable housing development for former foster youth. Schiavo found in a recent survey of California foster youth, one-quarter of former foster youth experienced homelessness in California between the ages of 21-23, with an additional 28 percent reporting that they had “couch surfed,” according ...
Read More »COC Students Work To Connect Fellow Scholars In Need With Affordable Housing
Officials with College of the Canyons (COC) are working to help low-income students find housing through the SCV PLACE Project. “College of the Canyons is one of eight or nine colleges and universities involved in the nationwide PLACE Project,” said Dr. Patty Robinson, co-leader of the Place Project. “The PLACE Project is a Mellon Foundation grant project that’s been running ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Seniors Face Rent Increase Of Nearly 50 Percent
Some Santa Clarita seniors are facing a rent increase of nearly 50 percent after their apartment building was sold last year. Dozens of seniors at the Whispering Oaks Apartments in Newhall are at risk of homelessness after a rent increase from $800 to about $1,300 set for March, according to officials. “It seems unfair for these residents, many of them ...
Read More »Is Housing Still Affordable In The United States – The National Real Estate Cafe
On this week’s episode of National Real Estate Cafe, with Santa Clarita Real Estate experts Don Goettling and Gino Fronti, the two talk about whether or not housing is still affordable in the United States. According to the National Association of Realtors, “A value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify ...
Read More »City Council To Discuss Mobile Home Park Rent Increases, Introduction Of Additional Fees
Santa Clarita City Councilmembers are set to discuss a change in how mobile home park rent increases are approved, drawing ire from park residents for a move the city characterized as streamlining the process. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The city of Santa Clarita is proposing to replace an elected panel ...
Read More »Mobile Home Park Residents Concerned With Potential Changes
Santa Clarita officials are looking to change how rent mobile home park increases are approved, drawing ire from park residents for a move the city characterized as streamlining the process. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The city of Santa Clarita is proposing to replace an elected panel with a “subcontracted” officer ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Approves Affordable Housing Project For Newhall
Santa Clarita City Council members approved Tuesday night a low-income housing project to add 30 homes to Newhall. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Council voted 3-1 in favor of the plan, with Councilman TimBen Boydston as the lone vote against. Councilman Dante Acosta was in Washington, D.C. and missed the meeting, according ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Looks At Newhall Housing Development
City Council members are expected to approve a several-million-dollar housing project on Newhall Avenue to bring more low-income homes to Santa Clarita, in response to a state report on the city’s need for such homes. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Survey officials who conducted the state’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment, or RHNA, for ...
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