And now we want to go and
take you out to Nevada City.
It's a new affordable housing s,
and it's really keeping families who are
on the verge of homelessness ho.
So Nevada City is home to about 3100 people.
It's located just off of I-80,
just north of Grass Valley.
And a lot of people from the Ba,
they actually moved there during the pandemic
and that drove the housing prices up.
Yeah, we know that sounds a lite
too familiar, but people there,
I mean, they're really grateful.
And they're also relieved as the housing
development is really helping te
families on the verge of homelessness.
And Becca has that.
Story in tonight's main point.
This is the living room. We get
the beautiful view with the tre.
Maven or Fry are proud to
show off their new space.
Getting here was a miracle
of down and then back up.
Last month they moved into the y
opened Cashions Field affordable
housing development in Nevada C.
After learning they could no
longer live at their old place
on the edge of Grass Valley.
We were living in a really love,
very old fifth wheel.
It was 40 feet long inside it ws
warm and cozy and wonderful and
we thought we'd be there foreve.
That's what we were told and thn
property owner decided he needed to sell.
And we didn't know what we
were going to do. A
friend told them about cash ansfield.
They applied and got accepted as tenants.
It's an upgrade in Space,
400 square feet there,
over 800 square feet here.
It also costs them more.
We were only paying 400 a month where
we were because our was caretak.
We're paying more than double now. They're
on a fixed income and every dolr
counts, but they say they know
the cost is still relatively lo.
At a ribbon cutting ceremony Moy
afternoon, local and state leaders officially
celebrated the opening of Cashin's Field.
The 51 unit affordable housing complex has
a mix of 1-2 and three bedroom apartments,
and the benefit is largely staying local.
80% of the 51 units here are
rented out to our local Grass
Valley and Nevada City resident.
Nevada County Supervisor Heidi l
says Cashions Field is for peope
who make 30 to 60% of the area
median income. There is a scarcy
of housing and that drives the e
rental prices up and the sale p.
Everybody during the pandemic moved from
the Bay here that drove housing prices up.
So affordability is a big
challenge for a lot of people h.
Nevada City Mayor Doug Fleming s
cash Ansfield went up in about o
years and is a model of local ad
state governments working with
private partners to get the job done.
So let's show. I asked the fries
what they would have done if
Cashions Field hadn't been an option.
I probably would have asked
friends, could we stay?
You know, find a room somewhere.
Honestly, I don't know what
we would have done if. Hmm.
Because with us now, yeah,
Alex, I mean they share that
they're in their early 80s.
Can you imagine being on the verge of
homelessness not knowing where they were
going to live next in in their early 80s?
So Cashions Field really was
just exactly what they needed
right at the time they needed i.
And how much does this costing ?
So supervisor Hall told me it's
based on someone's income, righ?
So it could be anywhere
from 300 to $1000 per month.
Now remember these units are for people
making 30 to 60% of the average median
income for that area on our drive up.
We looked at the average rent
for Nevada City listed on Zillo.
It's about $2000 per month,
which of course is well above
what low income folks can affor.
And keep in mind that because
it's a smaller community,
there aren't as many rentals
available there as say, here in,
you know, Sacramento metro area,
the Stockton metro area and so forth.
Yeah.
And I want
to be clear. I mean, local leads
are saying that more needs to be done, right?
Absolutely. You know,
the mayor and county supervisorh
told me cash and field is a great start,
but more housing needs to be bu.
They say they're actively
looking for other spots.
Throughout the county to do something
similar and the better cities,
Mayor says his next priority is
building more housing for folkso
make just a little bit more so,
like teachers, firefighters.
He calls that workforce housing.
And he says there are already a couple of
potential spots they're eyeing for that.
Alright, Becca, thank you so mu.
We appreciate it.