Housing Crisis
Yuba City deserves a safe and vibrant riverfront park system and all of our neighbors, whether housed or homeless, must obey the law. But the status quo has gotten us nowhere and now is not the time to bury our heads in the sand. Now is the time for bold leadership.
A self-made businessman and farmer, Sukh knows that we will never get ahead in life without hard work. As President of the Yuba-Sutter-Colusa United Way, Sukh has witnessed first hand that our community is stronger when we stand together.
Sukh also sees the bottom line: we will spend far less (studies suggest almost 60% less) on proactive, “coordinated entry” programs rather than throwing money at haphazard clean-up jobs, or on short-term spending waste. In addition, increasing environmental tourism can improve foot traffic for local businesses by 300%.
We must improve access to job training and permanent, sustainable employment. We can do a much better job in the quality of our dialogue between City and County management. We must coordinate all stakeholders, non-profits with faith-based organizations and make the necessary, bold decisions that will work to fix this crisis. We must recognize that each one of us, whether housed or homeless, deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
Residents of Yuba City, we are at a critical stage. A responsible steward of community finances, Sukh Sidhu will ensure we implement fiscally responsible solutions that have been employed by conservative communities just like ours to great effect
We will not be able to fix the homeless crisis until we have the courage to call it for what it is: a housing crisis. According to HUD, housing costs in our area is 30% above national averages. We must streamline, modernize the building application process. Builders want to build, yet complain of long permit times and governmental bureaucracy. High density housing encourages storefront development, strengthens neighborhoods. Yuba City should be encouraging this type of development and can do so by implementing flexibility in permitting times and fees.
Residents of Yuba City, we are at a critical stage. A responsible steward of community finances, Sukh Sidhu will ensure we implement fiscally responsible solutions that have been employed by conservative communities just like ours to great effect.
We will not be able to fix the homeless crisis until we have the courage to call it for what it is: a housing crisis. According to HUD, housing costs in our area is 30% above national averages. We must streamline, modernize the building application process. Builders want to build, yet complain of long permit times and governmental bureaucracy. High density housing encourages storefront development, strengthens neighborhoods. Yuba City should be encouraging this type of development and can do so by implementing flexibility in permitting times and fees.
