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By Editorial Board / 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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By Patrick Kulp / 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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By Henry Dubroff / 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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By Alex Kacik / 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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By Editorial Board / 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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By Marlize van Romburgh / 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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By Henry Dubroff / 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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