Tag: housing
City seeks input on future of Hollister
The City of Hollister is asking the public for input on any potential policy options to incorporate into the General Plan Update in a...
Guest view: No new housing bills
Some want to take it a step further, urging that all non-essential legislation be postponed until 30 days after the statewide “shelter in place” order has been lifted.
News Analysis: Wall Street, market forces sank project
In a July county board meeting, Supervisor Anthony Botelho launched into one of his periodic tirades about overbearing state regulations, from the Fish and Wildlife agency, causing harm to the local economy. In this case, that harm was more akin locally to an economic shipwreck, with Atlanta-based Pulte Group pulling out of its highly desirable Del Webb community at San Juan Oaks Golf Club.
County examines affordable mandate of 15 percent
Most county planning commissioners this week supported instituting a 15 percent affordable housing requirement on new developments more than six years after suspending income-based mandates here.
Developer lawsuit protesting fees has wide implications
A developer with plans to construct hundreds of homes locally filed a lawsuit against the county and city claiming a $9,500 “annexation fee” charged to builders for each residential lot has no legal justification.
Milgard plant closure to spur 135 job losses
Milgard Windows & Doors is closing its Hollister manufacturing plant, operating since 1986, in a move expected to spur 135 job losses and the sale of the company's local facility on Bert Drive.
