Rubaiya Karim
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors allocated $1.3 million in SB 1090 funds toward constructing the Cambria Pines Apartments by People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH). The project was approved during the board’s June meeting under Agenda Item 375/2025.
Highlights
- The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors sanctioned the $1.3 million in SB 1090 funds.
- The funds will be used to fund the latest affordable housing project by People’s Self-Help Housing, which is developing the Cambria Pines Apartments.
- Funds originate from SB 1090, tied to the Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s closure.
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The Cambria Pines Apartments are planned for development in the Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s broader impact zone. Therefore, the SB 1090 program is directing funds from the closure of the plant toward the development of housing projects for communities that have been affected by the decommissioning of the plant.
The project outline states that the Cambria Pines project will include several unit sizes. All of them will focus on sustainability, accessibility to local services, and, most importantly, affordability.
The county also authorized a housing reservation letter to help PSHH with tax credit applications. This, along with the county’s financial support, will help PSHH secure additional funding through state and federal tax credit programs. The reservation letter demonstrated a formal commitment to local funds. This can be crucial in enhancing the strength and competitiveness of the project when securing funding in the future.
Having said that, the project has to go through many more rounds of approval and funding before construction can begin. County officials and PSHH representatives have shown optimism, nevertheless. The project has a lot of potential for expansion, including extending housing access on the North Coast. For more information, visit the original proposal on the San Luis Obispo County website.
Linking “affordable housing” to continuing to be affordable to future sales of the property is necessary. Otherwise, it’s a boost to a few people now instead of an on-going resource for future use.
Where is the water coming from? What happened to the impossibility of buying a property and building on it and having a water meter…for regular people? Or is this favor only for corporations and organizations with political clout?
Again…where is the water coming from?