Take the Housing survey
I am keen to hear your opinion on the state of the housing element - take the 2-minute survey at tinyurl.com/StopTheTrainWreck
The Sacramento mandate to certify Saratoga's Housing Element and to plan for 1700 new housing units by January 2023 has divided our community. This  is the most significant issue we have faced in 6 decades and will change the character and the future of Saratoga forever! What is concerning is how Saratoga and almost every city has been setup for failure with overtly inflated RHNA numbers.
 ◙  Why are we setup for failure?
The Housing Element’s inflated* housing goals, i.e RHNA numbers, has been rigged for cities to fail and for developers to make money. Yes, Saratoga has been setup for failure thanks to politicians who have sold out to the real-estate industry as an op-ed pointed out. Once a city fails, SB-35 kicks in. SB-35 is essentially triggered by developers failing to pull building permits. If building permits are not pulled, cities are blamed. But a city government is not in the business of building housing as we all know. The city hands out permits and Saratoga has NOT refused any permits in the 8 years and more. If developers don’t pull permits, then developers circumvent the city council (as per the definition of SB-35) and go through a ministerial approval aka rubber-stamping approval without public hearing. The developers get a free reign over the city.
We need the voice of reason rising against this terrible plan that will disfigure Saratoga forever. We have a choice - rollover and play dead to allow Sacramento to wreck Saratoga’s future. Or approach the problem from a standpoint of knowledge, engagement and action to protect our neighborhoods. The very future of our city is at stake
BEDTIME READING MATERIAL - please take the time to educate yourself
 ◙  For context and background visit  RishiKumar.com/ManagedGrowthÂ
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