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The new San Bernardino Community Wellness Campus offers 140 transitional beds plus on-site medical care, workforce training, and pathways to permanent housing under one roof, providing a holistic approach funded by a $34.9M Homekey grant.
A vegetation fire at a large homeless encampment in Victorville on July 11 burned debris near Victor Valley Global Medical Center, sending thick smoke...
The new federal housing law introduces funding shifts that reward faster-building cities while cutting grants to underperformers, alongside rules easing manufactured home construction that could expand affordable options statewide.
Declining U.S. birth rates and restricted immigration could flip the housing market from shortage to glut after 2030, slowing household formation and flattening prices. Low-income shortages would likely persist even as overall demand cools.
HCD's latest updates create statewide funding and structural context for High Desert affordable housing work.
Apple Valley's Planning Commission meets July 8 at 6 PM to review Ordinance O-2026-17, which adds Title 11.02.055 to town code covering boundary...
Unincorporated High Desert areas posted an 8.5% rise in assessed value, adding $1 billion since 2025 as part of San Bernardino County's record $376.9...
The proposed HUD rule giving housing agencies the option to impose work requirements and two-year aid caps is already driving Jacksonville to adopt a...
Apple Valley's latest solicitations signal active procurement for housing and facilities work.
HUD's shutdown of the Restore-Rebuild initiative in August threatens to halt thousands of planned units for extremely low-income residents, clashing...
Victorville's average rent hit $1,486/month after a 4.9% year-over-year increase, remaining 11% below the U.S. average of $1,661. This pushes the...
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit stands as the federal government's most significant tool for spurring affordable rental development.
Restrictive local land-use and zoning policies stand out as major government-created barriers reducing housing inventory and driving unaffordability....
California leaders reached agreement on the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, authorizing $11.25 billion for affordable rental...
Victorville's city council voted 3-2 against a proposed 1% sales tax that would have raised nearly $29 million yearly for public safety, services, and...
