Affordable Housing

The measure would levy a tax of $6,000 per year on a vacant home in a building with six or fewer units. The tax drops to $3,000 per year on apartments and townhomes in larger buildings.

The lack of affordable housing in the Monterey Bay area is not a new problem. So, the competition for rental units is fierce. This is having an impact on…

The Santa Cruz area is among a handful of California school districts considering creative solutions, including building affordable housing on school…

Pebble Beach is an expensive place to live. The gated-community also has resorts and golf courses. Many of the 1700 people who work for the Pebble Beach…

California’s expensive housing market is pushing people out. That’s a top concern for some as they head to the polls. In Santa Cruz County, voters will…

A transformation is coming to Salinas’ Chinatown. A new affordable housing development will soon break ground. Tents line the sidewalks of Soledad Street…

As the weather gets colder, providing shelter for the homeless becomes a bigger priority throughout California. In Monterey County, the homeless…