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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2022
Council OKs using Pacifico for unsheltered families By Anne Ternus-Bellamy
Aralyn Tucker stands outside her condo in Natomas on June 11. who moved to Sacramento in 2017 because she was priced out of the housing market of her hometown of San Jose.
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All program will give more people the chance to break free from the cycle of renting,” Atkins said last month. “This has the ability to change people’s lives.” The proposal is the subject of negotiations between the Legislature’s Democratic supermajority and Gov. Gavin Newsom, also a Democrat, on how to spend a projected budget surplus of $97.5 billion. The legislature passed a budget
The Davis City Council on Tuesday agreed to lease two buildings at the Pacifico low-income housing site to families in the CalWORKS housing support program. Under the terms of the lease, the county will pay the city, which owns the property, $21,579 per month to take over the two unoccupied buildings at Pacifico in order to house up to 38 low-income families — primarily single mothers with young children — until permanent housing can be found. Many of those families are currently living in motels, their cars or in other unsafe environments. The two other buildings at the Pacifico site, which is located on Drew Circle adjacent to the Putah Creek bike path, will continue to provide low-income housing for the residents already living there. Still to be worked out between the city and county is a property management plan, particularly one that will satisfy the concerns of residents in the adjacent Oakshade neighborhood. A number of those residents have repeatedly complained about issues at Pacifico and what they’ve seen as an absence of management.
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Legislators want to help you buy a house By Alejandro Lazo CalMatters First-time buyers often rely on family gifts to afford the down payments on their homes. Now California Legislators want the government to fill the role of generous relative. Lawmakers are proposing creating a billion-dollar fund in this year’s state budget that would provide California’s first-time buyers either all of the money they need for a down payment, or very close to
it, in exchange for partial ownership stakes in those residences. The proposal, put forward by state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, comes as skyrocketing property prices broaden the divide between those who own their homes and those who rent in California. In the past year, Golden State homeowners gained $141,000 in home equity, on average, the housing research firm CoreLogic reported last week, more than in any other state.
California’s rate of home ownership, at 56%, is second lowest in the country behind New York, according to the American Community Survey data from the census. Atkins said the California Dream for All program is aimed at creating opportunities for lower- and middleincome buyers in a rapidly rising market, including those who have faced racial and economic barriers to homeownership. “The California Dream for
UC Davis announces summer COVID protocols
Plans for Central Park splash pad move ahead By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Plans for a new splash pad in Central Park accompanied by a permanent memorial for late Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona are moving forward. The city recently received a $2.78 million grant from the state to help cover a significant chunk of the $3.16 million budget. Remaining funds will come from park impact fees as well as financial and in-
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The city recently received a $2.78 million grant from the state for a new splash pad in Central Park, along with a Natalie Corona memorial. kind donations the city’s Corona remembrance committee will secure.
structures; bench seating; public art and pollinator gardens.
The new splash pad is just one part of what’s being called the Central Park Revitalization Project. In addition to the free, interactive water feature and gathering space, other elements include renovating the park’s large lawn with new water-efficient irrigation and turf; shade
“The project also will include a solar-powered ultraviolet disinfection system to treat water without chemical use, biofiltration basins to capture stormwater and increase groundwater recharge, and a water-efficient irrigation
WEATHER Saturday: Sunny and cooler. High 78. Low 54.
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On Monday, UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May announced a number of changes to the campus’ COVID-19 protocols, which will go into effect the last week of June to remain in place throughout summer. “We know the pandemic is constantly evolving and that means our protocols will evolve as well,” May said. On June 24, UCD will end its biweekly COVID19 testing requirement. Free, asymptomatic testing will still be available for members of the UCD community through the
2022 calendar year, though getting tested will be voluntary. “In conjunction with this change, we will move our testing kiosk from the Activities and Recreation Center (last day Thursday, June 30, closing early that day, at 4 p.m.) to the Human Resources Administration Building just a short walk across La Rue Road from the ARC,” May said. The relocated testing kiosk will open July 5. Hours for the new site will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday through
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