More People Living in Cars in County Despite Rise in Transitions Into Housing

More People Living in Cars in County Despite Rise in Transitions Into Housing

Although local programs recently helped more than 1,300 people transition from living on the streets into housing, Santa Barbara County is seeing an increase in the number of people living in their vehicles. The Board of Supervisors heard a report on the status of homelessness during its Tuesday meeting in Santa Maria, including the latest Point in Time count survey. According to Joe Dzvonik, the assistant director of Housing and Community Devel…

Siteline | County to Consider Building More Workforce Housing

••• “Santa Barbara County Plans for Workforce Housing [….] Two Priority Sites Could Add Up to 160 Units of Workforce Housing Downtown.” One site, as previously disclosed, is the county probation building at 117 E. Carrillo Street (which Noozhawk and the Independent keep misidentifying as 123 E. Carrillo). “The county says that site can hold around 60 units, either low or moderate income. The county is also focusing on another site downtown: the …