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Cal Poly Humboldt students map faith‑based sites and pitch SB 4 road map to Eureka council
Summary
A team of Cal Poly Humboldt seniors presented a feasibility study using Senate Bill 4 to convert or reuse underutilized faith‑based land for affordable workforce housing, identifying 24 religious landowners and recommending outreach, church collaboration and technical assistance.
A Cal Poly Humboldt senior capstone group presented to the Eureka City Council on May 5 a feasibility study exploring how the Affordable Housing on Faith and Higher Education Lands Act (SB 4) could fast‑track affordable housing on faith‑based properties in Eureka.
Kate Pringle, speaking for the student team, said the project aimed to evaluate SB 4’s potential, identify barriers and generate GIS‑based site recommendations. The students told the council that Eureka must plan for 1,740 net new housing units by 2035 to meet state housing element requirements.
The students summarized SB 4’s three principal features: permitting eligibility for qualifying parcels even if local zoning does not currently allow housing;…
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