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Editorial: Housing affordability another issue in pension debate

By   /  Friday, March 7th, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Housing affordability another issue in pension debate

Part of the drive for higher and higher public benefits stems from the fact that housing affordability in our coastal zones is a chronic problem.

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Study: Skilled workers priced out of San Luis Obispo

By   /  Friday, November 15th, 2013  /  Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Study: Skilled workers priced out of San Luis Obispo

The findings highlight a pervasive mismatch between the high price of even starter homes and the number of jobs that pay wages high enough to support those prices. Experts say the gap is a significant roadblock to the state’s economic growth.

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In Star Wars creator’s building struggle, a new hope for housing

By   /  Friday, April 5th, 2013  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on In Star Wars creator’s building struggle, a new hope for housing

Chris Thornberg and George Lucas are not usually found in the same room — let alone the same sentence.

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A model for work force housing: Partnership helps thousands of people on South Coast

By   /  Friday, February 15th, 2013  /  Features, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on A model for work force housing: Partnership helps thousands of people on South Coast

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Editorial: New redevelopment efforts should learn from RDA era

By   /  Friday, September 21st, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: New redevelopment efforts should learn from RDA era

Getting housing right and at the right price is the key piece to the infrastructure puzzle.

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Buyers put downtown Ventura condo project on fast track

By   /  Friday, January 20th, 2012  /  Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  1 Comment

One of the largest residential projects in downtown Ventura history has changed hands, and the city is putting the owner on the fast track for approval in a bid to infuse the urban core with new white-collar housing. Los Angeles-based developer John Ashkar already has two large-scale housing projects in Ventura in the pipeline. He Read More →

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Health care, tourism are protagonists in the tri-county recovery story

By   /  Friday, January 6th, 2012  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Health care, tourism are protagonists in the tri-county recovery story

Tourism, health care are the bright spots, while retail and housing are question marks.

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