County affordable housing efforts putting 3,400 Units in San Diego

José A. Álvarez

County of San Diego Communications Office

The County Board of Supervisors on April 26 received an update on the significant efforts underway to increase the regional supply of affordable housing.

Since 2017, the county has invested $175 million towards the creation of affordable housing. The funds have leveraged about $1 billion in local, state and federal monies, as well as private funding, which are being used to create 3,390 affordable housing units that have housed and will become home for more than 35,000 San Diegans.

The wide-ranging efforts include 44 developments – 10 c...