Long Beach may see more affordable housing units built throughout the city after council passed recommendations brought forward by the Affordable and Workforce Housing Group yesterday. The recommendations approved by council included policies to implement existing legislation and new initiatives for housing development. Among these recommendations were ideas for micro-units,[Read More…]
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Long Beach city council addresses affordable housing issue
Long Beach City Council moved to adopt recommendations brought forward by city staff for the production of affordable housing units. The city faces a housing crisis, with a vacancy rate of 2 percent as compared to the national average of 8 percent, according to the council. A study on the[Read More…]
Long Beach City Council to discuss affordable housing recommendations
The Long Beach City Council is set to hear recommendations from the Mayor’s Affordable Housing Study Session at its upcoming meeting May 2. At a February meeting, the council moved to conduct a study regarding the lack of housing available for low-income residents within the city, including the downtown area,[Read More…]