Issues: Affordable Housing

Affordable Housing:
San Diego Daily Transcript

2006 | 2005

ARTICLES / COLUMNS
Housing Dynamic of High-End Construction, Rising Interest Working Against Affordability
By Erik Pisore, The Daily Transcript
Article, December 8, 2005
The number of households able to afford a median priced home in San Diego County continued to remain under 10 percent for October as condominium conversions replaced aged rental units, and new affordable units didn't appear on the market.

Concept Growing of Employers Creating Proximate Housing for Workers
Article, By Erik Pisore, The Daily Transcript
Wednesday, December 7, 2005
While "workforce housing" is usually defined as housing affordable to low- to moderate-income workers, as commute times increase in San Diego County and home prices remain high, a different concept is emerging: employee housing with convenience.

Developer Chris Foster Sees Opportunities in San Diego
By Erik Pisore, The Daily Transcript
Article, October 28, 2005
After focusing on the affordable housing redevelopment market for more than 13 years nationwide, Chris Foster wants to concentrate more attention on the market that he calls home.

Affordable Housing: A Roundtable Discussion
Article (PDF file) , October 26, 2005
Recently, The Daily Transcript brought together leaders from across the spectrum of San Diego's business community to discuss the obstacles and solutions to ensuring affordable housing in the community.

Inclusionary funds starting to pump money into affordable housing
By Erik Pisore, The Daily Transcript
Article, October 10, 2005
More than two years after being enacted, questions have arisen about the inclusionary housing account fund, which is a collection of fees that developers pay in lieu of including a certain percentage of affordable units in their developments.

Sounding Board: Affordable Housing
Feature, October 6, 2005
The Daily Transcript put this question to mayoral candidates Donna Frye and Jerry Sanders: As mayor, what specific steps will you take to address the supply of affordable housing in San Diego?

Sounding Board: Affordable Housing II
Feature, September 9, 2005
Daily Transcript Question: What specific steps must be taken by government and community leaders to assure there is an adequate supply of affordable housing throughout San Diego County?

Sounding Board: Affordable Housing
Opinion feature, September 8, 2005
Daily Transcript Question: What specific steps must be taken by government and community leaders to assure there is an adequate supply of affordable housing throughout San Diego County?

City Still Shows Greatest Need for Affordable Housing Units
By Clayton Worfolk, The Daily Transcript
Article, August 10, 2005
Other jurisdictions in the county may be growing faster and many have a lower median household income, but the heavily populated city of San Diego still has the most need for affordable housing units, according to the San Diego Association of Governments.

SANDAG Targets Chula Vista for Low-Income Housing
By Clayton Worfolk, The Daily Transcript
Article, August 4, 2005
Chula Vista's size and rapid growth rate have driven the need for low-income housing in the South County city. Meanwhile, new construction of affordable housing in Imperial Beach, National City and Coronado has been comparatively low.

Housing Trust Fund Offers Solid Base for Affordable Housing
By Hunter Johnson
Article, June 1, 2005
Where will our children live? Our teachers, librarians, police and firemen? Our senior citizens? Economically disadvantaged families? If California housing prices continue rocketing up the way they have been for the past several years, these citizens of our state will find it harder and harder to secure nice places to live, work and play. Some -- perhaps many -- will simply not be able to find any decent housing they can afford.