Housing demand outpaces supply

Fees blamed for development stall in Yuba City; Yuba County sees growth in Edgewater, Plumas Lake and north Arboga

WASHINGTON – Amid sharply rising rates of teen suicide and adolescent mental illness, two states have enacted laws that for the first time require public schools to include mental health education in their basic curriculum.

Most states require health education in all public schools, and state laws have been enacted in many states to require health teachers to include lessons on tobacco, drugs and alcohol, cancer detection and safe sex.

California is in a housing crisis, and Yuba-sutter is facing some of the same challenges.

There’s more demand than supply and officials said that’s affecting construction, growth, renters and affordable housing. The problem is, they don’t have an answer.

Arnoldo Rodriguez, Yuba City’s Development Services director, said the city is processing between 40 and 50 new singlefamily home permits each year. That’s better than 2012, when it processed only 14, but in 2006, for a year or two, the city processed about 800 permits, he said.

“Would we like to see additional residential growth? Absolutely,” Rodriguez said. “In Yuba City, the residential market, it’s market-driven.”

The city is experiencing a fair amount of commercial activity but has slowed in residential growth. Rodriguez said the city is helping with the initial legwork