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Staff: Soledad fell short on low‑income RHNA goals; city highlights pipeline and tools to catch up
Summary
Planning staff told the commission that Soledad missed its RHNA targets for very low and low incomes in the prior cycle (built six units vs. 76 required) and outlined pipeline projects, site acquisitions and policy tools the city will use to meet RHNA‑6 targets by 2031.
At a July 10 special meeting, City of Soledad housing staff presented an Affordable Housing overview that detailed demographic data, past production and steps to meet the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for 2023–2031.
Housing analyst Beatriz Trujillo said Soledad’s population is roughly 25,000 including about 7,000 residents in group quarters (the state prison), and that household size and income distributions skew toward larger families and lower AMI bands. Using census figures, she said the city has 3,732 households and…
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