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New Housing Permits Drop to 8-Year Low in Southern California

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New Housing Permits Drop to 8-Year Low in Southern California. Southern California’s construction industry has been hit hard by the state’s shelter-in-place orders, resulting in an eight year low. For the second quarter of 2020, new housing permits were down 27% in a year, according to Whittier Daily News.

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New California Duplex Law Permits Development in Residential Neighborhoods

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New California Duplex Law Permits Development in Residential Neighborhoods. Senate Bill 9, a California law scheduled to take effect January 1, will allow multi-unit housing in neighborhoods previously reserved for single-family homes, but some cities are fighting back with new restrictions. Housing Policy + Finance.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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Cracking the code of affordable housing 0 qpurcell Fri, 10/20/2023 - 09:03 Affordable Housing Perkins Eastman's affordable housing projects show how designers can help to advance the conversation of affordable housing. His team is writing guidelines for transit-oriented developments that incorporate affordable housing. “As

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Incentives Won’t Be Enough to Keep Buyers in the Game as Housing Shortage Grows

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Incentives Won’t Be Enough to Keep Buyers in the Game as Housing Shortage Grows. Builders are offering incentives to prospective buyers to hold on to what little demand remains, but as supply drops and housing costs grow, sales continue to slow. Fri, 08/12/2022 - 09:36.

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Cob on Wood Homeless Community in Oakland, California

Natural Building

A group of homeless people and activists have built their own unsanctioned community center from the ground up — creating a kitchen, shower, toilet, health clinic, and free store in Oakland, California. Each cabin provides a free service for the dozens of un-housed residents who live in the massive camp under a freeway overpass.

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3ndless 3arth 3covillage in Calaveras County, California

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Enderlein is also the lead designer and builder of a proposed two-story Community House, which utilizes two 40-foot-long metal shipping containers. These and future building projects are permitted through Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations. The rest will be filled in with straw bales and cob.

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Comment on the Permit to Kill Eagles with Wind Turbines

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Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it is soliciting comments through November 12, 2013 on the issuance of a take permit “for recurring eagle mortalities” associated with the operation of the Shiloh IV wind turbine project in Solano County, California. To appreciate this take permit some content may be useful.

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