Full article by Ken Magri at Sacramento News & Review
In the challenge to build more affordable housing, the City of Sacramento may have something to brag about — though it’s of little consolation to renters who are being crushed at the moment.
According to an annual housing element progress report in April, Sacramento outperformed six other major California cities in producing affordable housing over the past several years.
Sacramento permitted 1,267 units of low-income and very-low-income units in 2022, which was 32 more units than in 2021, according to the report. City staff noted in a statement that “when measured against the population,” Sacramento’s affordable housing production between 2019 and 2021 was more than Oakland, San Jose, San Diego, Fresno, San Francisco and Long Beach.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg characterized the news as a ray of hope. “The city council and the city staff have been very deliberate over the last five to seven years to aggressively prioritize affordable housing,” he said in the statement.