"[Peterson] said the current available federal funds through the Department of Housing and Urban Development are not enough...to meet the needs of all unhoused people...Since spring 2024, the city has conducted four to five encampment removals each month, spending about $360,000."
A developer would like to build a three-story building with 51 housing units on a one-acre parcel at 919 Trancas St. in central Napa.
"The housing project includes 88 units of affordable housing – 44 units of supportive permanent housing, which are usually for individuals exiting homelessness, 27 for farmworkers, and 17 for the general population."
"Eight of the 41 units would be set aside as deed-restricted for-sale affordable housing...The project's three-story, 38-foot-tall buildings are also consistent with the zoning. But neighbors say it’s still too dense and too massive."
"a number of issues arose that are part of the general risks involved in development such as incomplete designs, supply chain delays, rising labor costs and environmental and legal challenges. "
"'Yes in God’s Backyard' — serves to streamline local approvals for affordable housing on land owned by religious or independent higher education institutions meeting certain affordable criteria."
