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Newark details housing element goals, affordable housing projects and homelessness response
Summary
Community Development Director Steven Turner said Newark’s state‑certified housing element requires planning for 1,874 units through 2031; staff highlighted an inclusionary housing requirement in development, a renter‑inspection pilot, and Cedar Community Apartments — a state‑funded conversion by Abode supported with roughly $36 million in grants to provide permanent supportive housing.
At a candidates’ briefing, Community Development Director Steven Turner and Recreation Director Nick Cuevas described Newark’s housing priorities including the recently adopted, state‑certified housing element and local homelessness efforts.
Turner said the city’s housing element requires planning for 1,874 housing units over the eight‑year planning period to 2031 and noted the element contains more than 40 new policies and programs. “The city needs to plan for 1,874…
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