Will Coastal Commission Block Affordable Housing in Santa Cruz?
“Coastal Commission staff is studying four housing projects, as delays pile up
The Santa Cruz City Council approved a West Cliff Drive housing project more than a year ago. It isn’t going anywhere, because the Coastal Commission wants to weigh in, and it hasn’t yet."
“Kyle Kelley, a leader of Santa Cruz YIMBY, says that if these trends of long delays continue, large out-of-town developers will have an easier time weathering the uncertainty than small-time local ones ever could.
He would also like to see California and its cities make it easier to build 100% affordable housing complexes, and he worries that isn’t happening. “