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Advocates urge more affordable units and shelter fixes; residents describe bed‑bug conditions at county shelter
Summary
At public comment the executive director of Stand Up Placer urged mandatory affordable units and a nexus study, citing domestic‑violence‑related homelessness. Shelter residents described persistent bed‑bug infestations, poor HVAC, and mattress problems and asked for tenting and temporary hotel placement during treatment.
Speakers during public comment urged the Placer County Board of Supervisors to take stronger steps on housing affordability and shelter conditions.
Gary McDonald, executive director of Stand Up Placer, told the board that domestic violence is a major driver of homelessness and urged the board to require developers to include affordable units in new projects rather than treating fees‑in‑lieu as a loophole. McDonald cited statewide figures…
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