Jesse Marx | December 5, 2018
An Army veteran struggling to afford rent in Encinitas says she finds the insinuation from wealthy residents that low-income people like her, living in denser developments, would disrupt otherwise charming neighborhoods offensive and demeaning.
Judgment day in Encinitas is nigh.
The coastal city has the lowest percentage of multifamily housing units in San Diego County, and for years it’s been defying California law by failing to craft a legally acceptable housing plan.
City law requires that residents vote on major land-use changes, and twice the voters have rejected plans that identify sites for possible affordable housing development. Measure U, the latest attempt at a housing plan, failed last month by about 1,800 votes, or 6 percent of the ballots cast. Read the full article online at Voice of San Diego.