Over the last five years the cost of renting a home on the Central Coast has skyrocketed , forcing some of the most vulnerable members of our community to move away from the place they call home or risk falling into poverty and homelessness.
Recently, I attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the Gardens on Hope , a 90-unit affordable housing unit in Santa Barbara designed for low-income senior citizens and funded through a partnership between local governments and private companies, supplemented by federal resources.
I’ve visited similar developments across the Central Coast and am excited about the new opportunities they are creating for struggling families, veterans, and seniors.