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Learn More About Regional Measure to Support Affordable Housing
Marin outreach sessions to address item on November ballots in Bay Area
San Rafael, CA – In August, Marin County residents will have plenty of choices to provide input at listening sessions and take a survey about how Marin would spend its portion of the regional affordable housing bond measure on the November ballots for nine Bay Area counties.
If supported by a majority of the region’s voters, the bond measure would raise $20 billion to create homes affordable to lower-and moderate-income households. Of the funds collected for this bond, 80% will return to the county of origin. In Marin County, $699 million would be available to fund housing throughout towns, cities, and the unincorporated areas of the county.
Online general sessions:
Wednesday, August 14
Online regional sessions:
North/Central San Rafael: August 21
Ross Valley: August 22
West Marin: August 20
North Marin/Novato: August 22
In-person regional sessions:
North/Central San Rafael: August 27
Southern Marin: August 26
West Marin: August 28
North Marin/Novato: August 29
An online survey to provide input on local priorities for the bond measure will be available in early August. The anonymous survey will take less than 10 minutes to fill out and is open through the end of August on MarinHousingBond.org. Anyone requesting a paper survey can email CDA staff.
The Board of Directors for the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) voted June 26 to place the measure on the ballots in the counties of Marin, Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.
The Bay Area’s housing market is one of the most expensive in the country. The shortage of affordable housing and resulting surge in homelessness is considered an economic and social crisis. The topics are two of the focus areas for the Marin County Board of Supervisors.
People of all income levels are leaving the Bay Area for good because of high costs of living or commuting more than 90 minutes to live in more affordable areas. Employers are having more trouble hiring and retaining a workforce. Local governments have fielded a growing number of requests to support housing development for low-income seniors, local workforces, people without homes, and other low-income residents.
Outreach to people of color, lower-income households, and special-needs community members is being prioritized because those populations are most at risk of losing housing.
Learn more about BAHFA online.
