Jason Yardi Gets Permits to Build 14 Units of Workforce Housing in Former Home of Sur La Table By Nick WelshTue Dec 13, 2022 | 5:11pm For the last umpteen years, much of the big talk on rejuvenating downtown has focused on building housing on State Street. But given the astronomical cost of real estate, the…

BY JOANNE CALITRI   |   NOVEMBER 8, 2022 Jason Pu addresses attendees at the press conference on housing in Santa Barbara (photo by Joanne A Calitri) An impromptu press conference with U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Region IX Administrator Jason Pu was held on October 26, at the Santa Barbara Housing Authority Offices on…

The fifth annual Housing Santa Barbara Day took place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at De la Guerra Plaza. The event, hosted by 2nd Story Associates, is intended to connect community members with local affordable housing non-profit agencies and service providers. “It was wonderful and very well attended and there was line…

The first Gindroz Award is named in honor CNU’s former board chair, a pioneer in applying new urban principles to social housing. ROBERT STEUTEVILLE    SEP. 15, 2022 Santa Barbara’s public and affordable housing looks different from any that you are likely to encounter in any other city. Derived from the city’s Mediterranean and Spanish-revival architecture, the housing serves…

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) is proud to announce the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) as the inaugural recipient of the Gindroz Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing. This ICAA national award recognizes organizations that have demonstrated excellence in the design and implementation of affordable housing in the…

By The Housing Authority of the City of Santa BarbaraTue Aug 16, 2022 | 12:14pm Santa Barbara, CA, August 15, 2022 – The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) in partnership with 2nd Story Associates hosted Tools for Schools Saturday, August 13, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Presidio Springs (721 Laguna…

By The Housing Authority of the City of Santa BarbaraMon May 16, 2022 | 4:48pm Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA, May 16, 2022 – The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) announces a limited waitlist opening for its Section 8 Voucher Program. The waitlist will be extended to…