A new state law designed to ease the affordable housing crunch is putting pressure on a community that has struggled with balancing neighborhood preservation and the need for more housing options. Santa Barbara has a rental vacancy rate of less than 0.5 percent and a median house cost of $1.2 million, but officials are cautious…
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