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State funds $9.2 million for local veterans housing

San Diego Union-Tribune - 6/27/2020

San Diego County is receiving $9.2 million to fund housing for veterans facing homelessness as part of more than $83 million in grants the state is awarding to 10 counties.

The local Post 310 project will include 43 units, including one for a manager and one for maintenance. Twenty units will be for veterans experiencing homelessness and will be subsidized with housing vouchers, 13 will be for veterans who receive up to 50 percent of the area median income (AMI) and eight will be for veterans who receive up to 60 percent of the AMI.

It is expected to open by August 2021 and is being built at 465 47th St. by Hitzke Development Corp.

The money is part of the latest round of funding from Proposition 41, which voters passed in 2014 to provide $600 million to develop affordable housing for veterans and their families.

State Sen. Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, said the award will fund two developments in her district, including the Post 310 project and $10 millionNorth Harbor Village project in Orange County.

"Our military veterans have made significant sacrifices to serve our country and no one should be left behind," said Bates, a member of the Senate Housing Committee. "I am grateful that projects in San Diego and Orange counties will receive additional voter-approved funding to house more veterans who are struggling to keep a roof over their heads. This funding is another step in the right direction to take care of every veteran."

This round of grants also funded three projects in Los Angeles, two projects in Riverside and single projects in Alameda, Marin, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties.

The California Department of Housing and Community Development, California Housing Finance Agency and the California Department of Veterans Affairs administer the Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention program.

CalVet Secretary Vito Imbasciani said veterans need wrap-around supportive services more than ever because of the economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

"Our veterans have made great personal sacrifices during their service. In turn, they deserve a safe place they can call home," Imbasciani said.

State Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Secretary Castro Ramirez said the partnership between agencies and nonprofits is essential to prevent homelessness among veterans.

"By investing in both housing and services together, and marshaling our resources, we are better able to serve the men and women who have served us."

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