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Perspective

Jan. 19, 2017

SB 1069: Affordable housing incentives

Allows teachers, firefighters and service workers the opportunity to live where they work and reduce their commute times. By Katherine Brandenburg and Rosanna Carvacho

Katherine Brandenburg

By Katherine Brandenburg and Rosanna Carvacho

Housing in California is unaffordable and only getting worse. The average California home currently costs about 2.5 times the national average and the monthly rent is 50 percent higher than the rest of the nation. Rents in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and Los Angeles are among the top 10 most unaffordable cities in the nation.

In an attempt to address this issue, as of Jan. 1, 2017, a new law...

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