Statement: “The reality is that last year 63 percent of the Housing Trust Fund went to pay for transitional housing, which is in fact a different type of housing,” Felipe Monroig, president of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, said at a City Council hearing Nov. 21.
Analysis: The City Council this month voted to raise the fee the city charges non-residential developers for new projects. The fee goes toward defraying housing costs for city residents who can’t otherwise afford San Diego’s sky-high rents.
Fact Check: How the Affordable Housing Fee Is Spent
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