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San Diego leaders celebrate housing surge and highlight Midway Rising plan while urging more resources
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City leaders on Oct. 7 praised a reported surge in housing construction — the largest since 2004, officials said — pointed to permit reforms that speed affordable projects and flagged the Midway Rising plan that could add more than 4,000 homes, while urging additional resources for homelessness prevention.
City officials and community advocates on Oct. 7 marked what they described as a major uptick in housing construction in San Diego, while urging more money and continued regulatory reforms to sustain the momentum.
At a morning event ahead of the City Council session, a presenter and housing advocates pointed to data in a local housing report and to examples of projects moving through the pipeline. "Our city's housing policies are working," housing advocate Ian Grooms said, noting projects in Claremont where 325 affordable homes are under…
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