{"id":332193,"date":"2026-05-25T23:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/332193\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T23:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:41:29","slug":"ca-funds-28m-affordable-housing-in-first-for-fresno-county-town-but-plans-unclear-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/332193\/","title":{"rendered":"CA funds $28M affordable housing in first for Fresno County town, but plans unclear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reality Check is a Fresno Bee series<\/a> holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email tips@fresnobee.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A new affordable housing project that\u2019s the first of its kind of outside of Fresno County\u2019s largest cities got an influx of $28 million to move forward in Sanger, county officials said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The Sendero Commons will be 88 units of affordable housing for people with serious behavioral health needs and those who are or at risk of becoming homeless, according to the county\u2019s plans. Forty-five of the units will be reserved for veterans at the site on Cherry and Dewitt avenues in southern Sanger.<\/p>\n

The money from the state\u2019s Homekey+ funding includes about $18 million reallocated from the 2022 No Place Like Home program, according to county officials. Fresno County contributed $5.6 million from its affordable housing funding allocations and pledged about $7.6 million in rental subsidies over the next decade.<\/p>\n

The project is a partnership between the county and RH Community Builders<\/a>, which also is a landlord and service provider at affordable housing projects in Fresno. RH oversees similar dwellings like<\/a> one at a former Motel 6, Fresno City College Ram Housing and Crossroads Village.<\/p>\n

Tenants who are eligible can access supportive service on-site, which would be provided by the county, according to the plans.<\/p>\n

There are about 4,300 people living on the street either in a shelter or unsheltered in Fresno County, according to the most recent public numbers. The city of Sanger\u2019s housing element document lists about 36 people who lived unhoused in the city in April 2023, the most recent count.<\/p>\n

UP Holdings California LLC<\/a>, commonly called UPholdings, will serve as the developer. They are behind a number of Fresno-area properties, like Crossroads Village and Dakota in Fresno and Butterfly Gardens in Clovis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sanger City Manager Nathan Olson said the project is administerial, meaning as long it fits the state\u2019s requirements it will go forward. The City Council and city planning commission would not have a say on the housing like they would for many new projects in town.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil we get an official application, we won\u2019t know,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s all speculation at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A 4-acre plot of land just south of Sanger’s Tom Flores Stadium is slated for an 88-unit housing project, the largest of its kind outside of Fresno or Clovis. Photographed Friday, May 22, 2026 in Sanger.<\/p>\n

(ERIC PAUL ZAMORA\/ezamora@fresnobee.com)\"Weeds<\/p>\n

Weeds grow at the southeast corner of a 4-acre plot of land just south of Sanger’s Tom Flores Stadium, slated for an 88-unit housing project, the largest of its kind outside of Fresno or Clovis. Photographed Friday, May 22, 2026 in Sanger.<\/p>\n

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