Many Eyes Watch New California HCD Program

5 November 2001 - 12:00pm

A new state housing program is intended to encourage home construction in areas with high concentrations of jobs.

A new state program intended to spur housing construction is being watched closely by planners and housing advocates. Supporters of the Jobs-Housing Balance Program believe it could spur cities and counties to approve needed housing developments, but some skeptics wonder if it will simply provide money to jurisdictions that would permit new homes anyway.

Source: California Planning and Development Report, November 1, 2001
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