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  • Santa Rosa’s Burbank Housing promotes, adds to management to prep for expansion

    Ben Wickham, current chief operating officer for Burbank Housing, has had the title, vice president of Operations, added to his job description, retaining his COO title at the nonprofit affordable housing project organization.

    Meanwhile, the Santa Rosa-based....

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  • The Community Voice
    City of Rohnert Park Updates

    THE COMMUNITY VOICE
    SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

    Another exciting project that is moving forward are the Willowglen Apartments. With an anticipated move-in date of December 2021, Willowglen Apartments is Burbank Housing’s newest affordable home community....

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  • State bills could spur construction and ease housing shortage in North Bay, developers and advocates say

    THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
    SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

    In Sonoma County and across California, housing costs continue to climb beyond the reach of many residents.

    Increasingly, policymakers have pointed to small-scale, “naturally affordable” homes as a key solution. Last month, ....

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  • Clearlake City Council approves purchasing former water park property; site to be used for retail development

    LAKE COUNTY NEWS
    AUGUST 25, 2021

    Following a brief discussion during its Thursday night meeting, the Clearlake City Council voted unanimously to move ahead with purchasing the property that once housed the city’s water park in order to include it in a large....

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  • Catholic Charities to temporarily move Santa Rosa homeless center to clear way for new drop-in site

    THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
    AUGUST 24, 2021

    Santa Rosa nonprofit Catholic Charities will temporarily relocate its main homeless services center to a nearby location in the west end neighborhood of the city to clear the way for construction of a new drop-in site set to open....

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  • North Bay Q&A: Is it sustainable for Sonoma County to build new homes during an ongoing water crisis?

    THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
    AUGUST 18, 2021

    Starting in 2023, the state wants Sonoma County to approve over 14,500 new homes for residents of all income levels over the following eight years.

    Though no final target has been approved, officials in....

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  • Gleaners make the most of forgotten SDC orchard

    SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE
    AUGUST 16, 2021

    The trees were short, gnarled, spaced evenly about 30 feet apart but apparently ill-tended. Their weathered trunks were gray, split and twisted with age, but buried in the crowns of greenery were....

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  • Can You Afford to Live Here? A Look at Sonoma’s Hot Housing Market
    Pandemic-era migration and competition from wealthier buyers has spurred a new housing rush in Sonoma County, sharpening an affordability crisis that threatens to squeeze out more residents.

    SONOMA MAGAZINE
    AUGUST 1, 2021

    Inside a crowded auditorium in southwest Santa Rosa, Greg Basurto heard his name called and stepped up to a raffle drum filled with hundreds of numbered cards. The stakes were high. In all likelihood, his selection would determine....

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  • Pacaso pledges at least $100,000 to North Bay affordable home developer Burbank Housing

    THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
    JULY 21, 2021

    Pacaso, a fractional homeownership startup company whose business model has caused uproar in Napa and Sonoma counties, has pledged at least $100,000 to North Bay affordable housing developer Burbank Housing to provide free....

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  • Biz buzz: Pacaso selects Burbank Housing as community partner in Napa and Sonoma counties

    NAPA VALLEY REGISTER
    JULY 20, 2021

    Pacaso, a service that helps people buy and co-own luxury second homes, has selected affordable housing developer Burbank Housing as its primary community partner in Napa and Sonoma counties, said a news release....

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  • North Bay construction leaders reveal how the pandemic has affected revenues, jobs, materials costs

    THE NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL
    JULY 15, 2021

    The world remains vigilant in the battle against the coronavirus, and that is true for the area’s top contractors and their firms. But there’s more to watch, like the cost of materials, the availability of labor and....

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  • Is union labor requirement in the way of easing California’s affordable housing crisis?

    THE CALIFORNIAN
    JUNE18, 2021

    California lawmakers introduced several bills this year that would rezone empty strip malls and big-box stores across the state to allow for new housing development without undergoing lengthy and costly local approvals....

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  • State could require union labor on all affordable housing projects
    Critics say proposed legislation would hike costs in already expensive development environment

    THE REAL DEAL
    JUNE18, 2021

    The state legislature is considering measures that would require developers hire union labor on affordable housing projects. Not surprisingly, the industry is not happy.

    Affordable housing developers have criticized the proposal....

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  • Union Demands Pose Yet Another Obstacle to California Housing, Advocates Say
    Affordable housing experts say a new legislative requirement being pushed by unions will hamper the speed of construction during a critical shortage.

    BLOOMBERG CityLab
    June 17, 2021

    California housing is in crisis. The state has half of the country’s 10 most expensive residential real estate markets, and more than a quarter of the nation’s homeless population.

    But a new flashpoint is emerging....

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  • Burbank Housing affordable housing project in the works in Healdsburg
    Project is located at 155 Dry Creek Road

    THE HEALDSBURG TRIBUNE
    APRIL 21, 2021

    A 57-unit affordable housing rental project at 155 Dry Creek Road is in the early stages of being developed following a unanimous city council decision to enter into an exclusive negotiation agreement (ENA) with Burbank Housing....

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  • Burbank Housing's New Office Location

    Burbank Housing has moved! Learn more about our new location.

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  • Nonprofit builder Burbank Housing buys Sonoma County office building for expansion

    NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL
    FEBRUARY 10, 2021

    Burbank Housing plans to move to bigger offices in Santa Rosa this spring.

    The Santa Rosa-based nonprofit builder and operator of affordable housing throughout the North Bay purchased a 15,360-square-foot office building...

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  • Santa Rosa approves $38 million in loans for affordable housing

    THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
    JANUARY 26, 2021

    The Santa Rosa Housing Authority has approved the use of about $38 million in federal disaster relief funds to build hundreds of new affordable homes in the next few years...

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  • Burbank Housing First Time Homebuyer Event
    Prepare for homeownership with Burbank Housing

    Learn about the steps to homeownership along with new and resale opportunities that maybe available to you. Sign up now for our virtual meeting, space is limited.

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  • Santa Rosa’s Burbank Housing names Florin CEO

    Affordable housing projects have always been tough to pay for, but at least now more local officials are recognizing them as a key need, says the incoming CEO for the nonprofit homebuilder Burbank Housing Management Corp...

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  • Healdsburg makes some progress on affordable housing

    Healdsburg, one of the most expensive real estate markets in Sonoma County, is making some inroads to both create and preserve affordable housing.

    The city has completed a $1.8 million deal to purchase a property on Center Street, preserving eight affordable...

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  • Former Sonoma County Supervisor Efren Carrillo to be advocate for Burbank Housing

    Former Sonoma County Supervisor Efren Carrillo to be advocate for Burbank Housing

    NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL
    MARCH 28, 2017
    Order Article Reprint

    A former chairman of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will start a new job next month...

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  • Affordable housing complex planned for Gasser property in south Napa

    The Gasser Foundation, in conjunction with developer Burbank Housing, announced plans to build a 50-unit affordable housing development in south Napa.

    The project, to be called Stoddard West, will be located north of Home Depot and Tulocay Creek...

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  • 19 named for North Bay Facilities Manager Awards

    North Bay Business Journal announced the recipients of the 2017 Facilities Manager Awards, recognizing those who keep their organizations functioning.

    The recipients will be recognized at a June 16 ceremony at Fountaingrove Inn in Santa Rosa and will be profiled...

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  • Napa city planners say yes to 100 percent affordable apartment complex

    Only yards from where ground is being prepared for hundreds of market rate apartments, Napa is supporting a smaller housing development with reduced rents for all...

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  • Sonoma County Affordable Housing Support is Growing

    Just as Sonoma County supporters and residents prepare to kick off Affordable Housing Week to explore opportunities and solutions for our region’s housing challenges, a new report demonstrates just how dramatically our area’s affordable housing challenges have grown...

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  • Block party for new affordable Catalina Townhomes project in Santa Rosa
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  • Housing — A Personal Journey

    Housing has been a passion for me. As a child, I was aware that the comfort and security I experienced was related to the pleasant home my parents were able to provide. As a young person, I was aware of the distress experienced by others who struggled in poor housing

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  • Rep. Mike Thompson and Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Announce $3.9 Million in Affordable Housing Grants for the 5th Congressional District

    NAPA COUNTY, Calif., June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) announced today that $3.9 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants have been awarded to help finance

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  • Sonoma Planning Commission studies affordable housing project

    Some meetings of the city’s Planning Commission play to an empty house, but that’s not likely to happen this Thursday evening, Sept. 8, with at least two agenda items coming up for discussion that could affect the temper of life in Sonoma: a 49-unit affordable housing c

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  • Sonoma County supervisor candidates Noreen Evans, Lynda Hopkins stake out platforms on housing

    From the escalating rents facing tenants to the tight market weighing on home buyers, Sonoma County’s housing crisis is emerging as a dominant issue in the race to replace Efren Carrillo on the Board of Supervisors.

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  • Close to Home: Plans to move Redwood Gospel Mission shows disrespect for Roseland

    For decades, Roseland residents have been working hard to improve Roseland. Many have thought the current preliminary efforts for the annexation of Roseland to Santa Rosa, with a Roseland specific plan being done by Santa Rosa city planners, would better their community

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  • Thumbs up: Yes on Measure S: Affordable housing in Healdsburg

    Cities throughout the state are struggling to provide housing for middle- and low-income residents. Healdsburg is no exception. Housing is the dominant issue in this year’s election, with all six City Council candidates focused on the topic and a controversial ballot me

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  • Top exec of Santa Rosa’s Burbank Housing retires

    After 19-plus years, Charles “Chuck” Cornell retired as president and executive director of Burbank Housing in Sonoma County on Sept 1.

    Cornell announced his planned departure earlier this year. Helen Dunlap has been appointed interim CEO as Burbank Housing ...

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  • Close to Home: Pension funds are a bad fit for housing

    In her candidate statement for the November election, Noreen Evans, who is running for 5th District supervisor, has identified $2.3 billion in the Sonoma County Employees Retirement Fund as a source for financing affordable housing.

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  • Sonoma County Housing, Crisis and Hope, Part 2

    In Part 1 of this article, published in the August Gazette, I made the case that the desperate condition of housing affordability stems from a variety of public policy decisions. Part 2 identifies some local options for housing success.

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  • Petaluma City Manager Addresses Affordable Housing

    PETALUMA, CA - Petaluma City Manager John C. Brown has outlined city programs to address housing affordability is a new letter to the community:

    The cost to rent or buy a home in Petaluma has increased dramatically in recent years. According to Zillow, during the...

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  • Deadline crucial for Santa Rosa affordable housing project extended

    A Sonoma County affordable housing project faces a more secure future after the state Legislature moved this week to extend a deadline crucial to the $22 million project, retaining $3.8 million in state funding.

    The project in question, Catalina Townhomes ...

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  • Sonoma County puts aside $3.5 million for nonprofit social service programs

    Sonoma County supervisors on Tuesday approved spending $3.5 million in local and federal dollars over the next fiscal year to fund a wide range of projects benefiting disabled, homeless and low-income residents.

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  • Sonoma County officials, builders talk affordable housing

    Calling the lack of affordable housing a crisis, public officials, housing advocates and construction industry leaders gathered Thursday in Santa Rosa to consider how to build new subsidized units in Sonoma County.

    While representatives of all three sectors agreed...

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  • Food bank hosts free summer lunches for kids

    For the 12th year in a row, the Redwood Empire Food Bank is hosting their Hunger-Free Summer Lunch Program for Sonoma County children 18 years of age and younger. There is a designated lunchtime at sites around the county and any child who shows up within the time...

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  • Santa Rosa City Schools eyes former Water Agency property occupied by homeless protesters

    The Santa Rosa school district is hoping to open a charter school for career and technical education on the West College Avenue site that formerly housed the Sonoma County Water Agency.

    The Santa Rosa City Schools board will meet Tuesday to discuss acquiring the...

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  • Funding for Santa Rosa affordable housing project in peril

    As Sonoma County grapples with the lack of affordable housing, one effort to help move some local families into home ownership faces uncertainty due to the aftereffects of the 2008 financial crisis.

    Barring a legislative fix, crucial funding is in jeopardy for the...

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  • Visions for Roseland Village project unveiled

    Three preliminary designs for the long-awaited Roseland Village neighborhood development will be publicly released Monday, each a uniquely different stab at a vision of urban renewal that has been raising the hopes of a neglected community for nearly a decade.

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  • Residents offer feedback on rival Roseland Village designs

    Scott Johnson of MidPen Housing asked Roseland residents Thursday night to picture themselves as a young person standing in the huge asphalt parking lot in southwest Santa Rosa at Sebastopol Road and West Avenue.

    Speaking in English and Spanish, Johnson invited...

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  • PD Editorial: Finding homes for local teachers

    In today’s letters, a reader takes issue with a plan by the Santa Rosa City Schools District to build housing for teachers on a plot of land in Fountaingrove that was set aside long ago for a school. “I believe this is a gross misuse of public funds,” she wrote...

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  • Sonoma County may seek development proposals for former Sutter Hospital site

    Sonoma County supervisors are eyeing a major transformation of the former Sutter Hospital site in the hills of eastern Santa Rosa into a mixed-use housing development that could potentially bring hundreds of new units onto the market.

    The Board of Supervisors is ...

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  • Home-building permits drop in Sonoma County in 2015

    Sonoma County home builders suffered through another slow year in 2015, but building officials and others insist construction activity will increase markedly this year.

    County builders took out permits for just 442 new houses, apartments and condominiums last year...

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  • Burbank Housing executive director Chuck Cornell to retire

    Burbank Housing Executive Director Charles A. (Chuck) Cornell announced Thursday he will retire later this year.

    The Santa Rosa nonprofit housing development agency, which manages 2,800 rental units in Sonoma County, will conduct a search for his replacement.

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  • Healdsburg panel to discuss affordable housing crunch in Sonoma County

    A panel of housing experts is expected to lend a ground-level view Thursday in Healdsburg to the question dogging local governments: What does it take to build more affordable housing?

    The moderated discussion with five developers from both the profit and nonprofit..

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  • Homeless in Sonoma County

    Soon after my first election, an issue that came to my attention was a request for funding for the emergency shelter at the Guerneville Veteran’s Building. Upon reviewing the situation, it was clear that the shelter was primarily a community effort by local residents..

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  • Roseland sets low-income unit construction

    A long-planned 79-unit low-income unit housing complex in Roseland is expected to break ground in August after the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors this week approved a much-needed $300,000 investment, the final installment needed to start construction...

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Burbank Housing staff are available to speak with members of the media about the work of Burbank Housing, current trends in affordable housing and issues on housing in Sonoma County. We can also connect you with residents in our communities or organizations we partner with to provide services in our communities.

For all media-related inquiries or to learn more about the work Burbank Housing in our communities throughout Sonoma County, serving families, seniors and others in need please contact:

Patrick Montgomery
Communications & Public Relations Manager

PMontgomery@burbankhousing.org | 707.303.1083


 

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