The Santa Barbara Unified School District took an important step in securing affordable housing for its teachers and staff last week.
At the school board’s June 9 meeting, trustees unanimously approved the lease of the district’s Tatum property near San Marcos High School to developer Red Tail Multifamily Land Development, to build 106 units of income-restricted housing.
That includes one-, two-, and three-bedroom units primarily for staff and their families. Applicants’ income must be at or below 80 percent of the area median income — about $122,000 in Goleta — to apply…