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Hillsborough staff outline recent Calle Diaz work, form community advisory committee and seek anti-displacement strategies
Summary
City staff told council the Calle Diaz equitable-development program has formed an 11-member community advisory committee, completed an existing-conditions report showing a low-income, high-renter neighborhood, and secured a $400,000 Metro grant to fund strategy development and a police-department-block redevelopment plan.
City staff updated the Hillsborough City Council on recent work in the Calle Diaz/Tenth Avenue area, saying recent small-scale projects and community engagement are moving the neighborhood toward more pedestrian-friendly streets and strategies to reduce displacement.
Staff lead Justin summarized a market analysis completed by consultant Eco Northwest showing Cayadias (the study area) has a Latino/Hispanic population near 70 percent, a median household income of about $35,000—roughly one-third of the city average—and an owner/renter mix skewed heavily toward renters. "Forty-four percent of owners and 59 percent of renters are cost-burdened," Justin said, highlighting that many households in the study area pay more than 30 percent of income toward housing.
The presentation described concrete near-term efforts: a neighborhood cleanup that served about 28 vehicles and removed…
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