A lack of affordable housing for middle and low incomes impacts the financial and social fabric of the community. This is not being addressed at the local level. We need planning and support.
Why is this important?
Hollister is the next cheapest place on the border of Silicon Valley. Rents are skyrocketing. Affordable rentals are nearly impossible to find. Long time residents are doubled and tripled up, couch surfing, living in sub-standard units, homeless, or leaving the area. The upper floors of downtown sit empty. A proposed new homeless shelter does not include the "housing first" solution. We could easily fill 200 tiny houses. This is a critical point in the development of this community.
