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Alameda County outlines 10‑year housing plan, estimates 93,000 needed affordable units
Summary
County housing staff presented a 10‑year plan that recommends 'produce, preserve, protect' strategies and sets a countywide goal of about 93,000 affordable units, including 17,000 for the extremely low‑income; staff estimated a local investment need of roughly $27 billion and said the plan will be released Aug. 1 with a 45‑day public comment period.
Alameda County staff on July 22 presented the proposed 10‑year housing plan and a countywide housing needs assessment that, staff said, will be publicly released on Aug. 1 and opened to a 45‑day comment period.
"What we really need is more affordable housing," Michelle Starett, the county’s housing director, told the Health Committee. Starett framed the county strategy on the three Ps — produce, preserve and protect — and said the plan examines historical drivers of inequality, including redlining and foreclosure-driven investor purchases that have…
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