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A Builder’s Remedy proposal for nearly 1,000 apartments on Highway 68 stirs concerns.
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A Builder’s Remedy proposal for nearly 1,000 apartments on Highway 68 stirs concerns.

  • Pam Marino
  • Oct 8, 2026

A Fullerton-based housing developer with a track record of proposing enormous developments under the state’s Builder’s Remedy law, then threat…

LAFCO approves City of Gonzales’ appeal on Vista Lucia, a 3,500-home development.
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LAFCO approves City of Gonzales’ appeal on Vista Lucia, a 3,500-home development.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Aug 27, 2026

On Aug. 24, Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) of Monterey County voted 7-0 to approve an appeal from the City of Gonzales on the compl…

Salinas led the region by implementing rent stabilization. Let’s give it a chance to work.
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Salinas led the region by implementing rent stabilization. Let’s give it a chance to work.

  • John Silva and Corina De La Torre
  • Apr 24, 2025

Rental stability matters in Salinas, where 53 percent of residents rent their homes, higher than the 44 percent statewide average. That’s why …

A quarter century... plus one more month: Harper Canyon project vote postponed.
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A quarter century... plus one more month: Harper Canyon project vote postponed.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Apr 16, 2025

Following a steady stream of written comments that came to the county prior to the County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday April 15, th…

Salinas City Council revisits a rent stabilization ordinance passed last year, eyeing a repeal.
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Salinas City Council revisits a rent stabilization ordinance passed last year, eyeing a repeal.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Apr 10, 2025

Last year, Salinas became the first city in Monterey County to pass a rent stabilization ordinance. “Today is a historic moment for our city, …

The City of Monterey is front and center of the housing crisis, an issue defining campaigns.
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The City of Monterey is front and center of the housing crisis, an issue defining campaigns.

  • David Schmalz
  • Oct 31, 2024

Increasingly, the housing crisis has become a major political issue in California, and nowhere is that more true than the city of Monterey, wh…

The Board of Supervisors weigh in on the county's overdue housing plan in a rush to get it to the state.
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The Board of Supervisors weigh in on the county's overdue housing plan in a rush to get it to the state.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jun 12, 2024

Under pressure to stay within California Department of Housing and Community Development's good graces, the Monterey County Board of Superviso…

County of Monterey and most cities failed to meet state deadline for housing plans.
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County of Monterey and most cities failed to meet state deadline for housing plans.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 11, 2024

There is one brass ring in California housing right now, the coveted certification of eight-year housing plans of cities and counties by the C…

Salinas is working on an ordinance that would control rent increases and protect tenants from evictions without cause.
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Salinas is working on an ordinance that would control rent increases and protect tenants from evictions without cause.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Apr 11, 2024

Signs announcing “housing is a human right” and “rent is too high,” along with demands for rent control and stories of evictions, have become …

It’s truth or consequences time for the county and cities facing a tight state housing deadline.
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It’s truth or consequences time for the county and cities facing a tight state housing deadline.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 16, 2023

Like Willy Wonka, in the world of California’s cities and counties, a housing plan that’s been certified by the state’s Department of Housing …

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