Two days after a first-of-its-kind meeting on homelessness in the greater Sacramento region, affordable housing advocates came together for the 11th Annual Sacramento Regional Affordable Housing Summit on Thursday.Held at the North Natomas Community Center, attendees discussed how the issues of affordable housing and homelessness go hand-in-hand.”Housing is very expensive. The rents for housing are very expensive as well and a lot of folks cannot afford market rents which is basically like the average rent you can get on the market,” said Juliana Zatz-Watkins of Mutual Housing California. “We’re here to build affordable housing so our neighbors can have places to live. Safe, healthy places to live.”Organizers said about 150 participated in the day-long summit which brought together a mix of local, regional and statewide advocates to discuss how affordable housing policy across the greater Sacramento region and throughout California will take shape in the future.”We are also going to learn from state leaders who will be here this morning to talk to us about what’s going on at the state level, changes at the agency level, and within the Governor’s cabinet,” said Nur Kausar, board president of the Sacramento Housing Alliance. “Learn more about what that means for bringing more affordable housing to Sacramento and to the entire state.”The Sacramento Housing Alliance hosted the summit which featured panel discussions and individual speakers throughout the day.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Two days after a first-of-its-kind meeting on homelessness in the greater Sacramento region, affordable housing advocates came together for the 11th Annual Sacramento Regional Affordable Housing Summit on Thursday.
Held at the North Natomas Community Center, attendees discussed how the issues of affordable housing and homelessness go hand-in-hand.
“Housing is very expensive. The rents for housing are very expensive as well and a lot of folks cannot afford market rents which is basically like the average rent you can get on the market,” said Juliana Zatz-Watkins of Mutual Housing California. “We’re here to build affordable housing so our neighbors can have places to live. Safe, healthy places to live.”
Organizers said about 150 participated in the day-long summit which brought together a mix of local, regional and statewide advocates to discuss how affordable housing policy across the greater Sacramento region and throughout California will take shape in the future.
“We are also going to learn from state leaders who will be here this morning to talk to us about what’s going on at the state level, changes at the agency level, and within the Governor’s cabinet,” said Nur Kausar, board president of the Sacramento Housing Alliance. “Learn more about what that means for bringing more affordable housing to Sacramento and to the entire state.”
The Sacramento Housing Alliance hosted the summit which featured panel discussions and individual speakers throughout the day.
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