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Report: San Diego County Rents Have Skyrocketed 32% Since 2000

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Marissa Cabrera / News Producer, KPBS Midday Edition

Published May 12, 2016 at 8:05 AM PDT

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An apartment complex within the Civita development is pictured. The complex offers affordable housing to seniors.

Report: San Diego County Rents Have Skyrocketed 32% Since 2000

Report: Housing Costs Pushing Poverty Rates Higher In San Diego GUEST: Stephen Russell, executive director, San Diego Housing Federation

Higher rents and cuts in affordable housing funding are exacerbating the housing crisis.

That's the conclusion of a new report by the California Housing Partnership.

Confronting San Diego County's Rent and Poverty Crisis

A report by the California Housing Partnership.

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Among the statistics in that report is that rents have skyrocketed 32 percent in San Diego County since 2000. However, the median income of renters has decreased by 2 percent.

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And when the cost of housing is factored in, the county's poverty rate jumps from 14 to 22 percent, according to the report.

The report recommends that San Diego reinvest in more affordable housing. Since 2008, the county has lost more than $109 million annually in federal and state funding for affordable housing projects, the report states. That includes the loss of funds from the elimination of redevelopment agencies.

Assembly Democrats hope Gov. Jerry Brown increases funding for affordable housing in his revised budget proposal, which is set to be released Friday.

Stephen Russell, executive director of the San Diego Housing Federation, discusses some of the findings in the new report Thursday on KPBS Midday Edition.

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Maureen Cavanaugh

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Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.

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Marissa Cabrera

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Marissa Cabrera worked as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and had previously served as a Newscast Producer for KPBS' Morning Edition. Before joining KPBS she reported on Vatican affairs, social, and cultural issues in Rome, Italy. She also contributed to a documentary on sex abuse in the Catholic Church. Marissa has worked as a multimedia journalist at various news stations in San Diego and Monterey as well as Columbia, Missouri. Marissa graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.

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