Workforce Housing Coalition

Mission Statement

The Workforce Housing Coalition will use research, public education, and advocacy to encourage the creation and retention of more housing units in San Luis Obispo County for households earning less than 160 percent* of the county median income to buy or rent.  We will support residential projects that enhance communities and use land effectively.

* Includes very low, low, moderate and workforce income categories.

Join our e-mail list to be alerted about local council meetings regarding housing and other activities related to the Workforce Housing Coalition.

Contact us at info@slowhc.org. 

Support for the Workforce Housing Coalition does not imply support for the positions or activities of member organizations.

News & Upcoming Events

On April 17 the WHC sponsored a public forum to explore how the six candidates running for the three contested seats on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors plan to address the critical need for workforce housing. The forum was held at the Creekside Career Center, 4111 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.  It was moderated by the League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County.

Candidates were asked specific questions about where future housing should be built, who will pay for it, how communities can and should address water, traffic and related resource and infrastructure issues, and how the building industry, general public and government can work together more effectively to find the best solutions.

The election to choose supervisors for districts one, three, and five will be on June 3.

The forum was taped by APG Video.  A schedule of viewing times on public access television and webcasts of the forum are available at www.slo-span.org.