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City of Santa Cruz Earns
2023 Prohousing Designation
On August 4, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the designation of the City of Santa Cruz as a Prohousing Jurisdiction. To achieve the designation, 30 points were required—the City of Santa Cruz scored 57 points across four different application criteria categories: Favorable Zoning and Land Use, Acceleration of Housing Production Timeframes, Reduction of Construction and Development Costs, and Providing Financial Subsidies.
The California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) Prohousing Designation Program provides incentives to cities and counties in the form of additional points or other preference in the scoring of competitive housing, community development, and infrastructure programs. Click here to read the full release.
“I’m thrilled that we now have 30 communities that have achieved the Prohousing designation,” said HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez. “The cities and counties are
leading the way by reducing unnecessary barriers and red tape that discourage
new housing production, instead they are signaling to developers that are ready
to build more housing faster.”
Governor Gavin Newsom said, “These cities are showing the local leadership California needs to tackle our state’s housing crisis. They stand in stark contrast to the handful of locals who are failing their constituents and refusing to help California families struggling with runaway housing costs. We will continue to celebrate cities like Rohnert Park, Santa Cruz, and South San Francisco while holding bad actors accountable with executive action and in the courts when necessary."
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