Tag: Santa Barbara Housing Authority

Legislation by State Sen. Becker Makes It Easier For Cities like Santa Barbara To Put Up ‘Opportunity Homes’

State Sen. Josh Becker (D-San Mateo), together with the nonprofit housing developer DignityMoves on March 23 announced Senate Bill 634 co-sponsored bySPUR andBay Area Council to facilitate the construction and deployment of “opportunity” housing units – relocatable housing placed on unused land – that have the potential to house tens of thousands of low-income Californians. 

“Opportunity housing is the most hopeful development I’ve seen to not just address, but actually put an end to our homelessness crisis at scale and with speed,”Becker said. “My goal is to get tens of thousands of people off the street in the next few years and I’m confident we will do that.”

The bill was supported by local officials.