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Residents, Sierra Club press commission to speed overdue housing-element protections; planning director outlines next steps
Summary
Two public commenters urged the Planning Commission to accelerate state‑mandated housing‑element actions (rent protections, inclusionary zoning, commercial linkage fee). Planning Director Kristen Pollock said staff completed an internal draft inclusionary ordinance and aims to publish it for public review shortly and will present a timeline with milestones to City Council alongside a consultant contract.
At the Planning Commission community forum, two speakers — Paul Tice of the Sierra Club’s affordable‑housing campaign and Crystal Gallegos, a tenant advocate — urged the commission to create a clear schedule and deliver the housing‑element items state law requires, including renter protections, inclusionary zoning and a commercial linkage fee.
Paul Tice asked the commission and staff to develop "a clear plan with dates and waypoints" to advance the overdue housing‑element provisions and noted the consultant contract to support…
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