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Table of Contents <br /> <br />Draft Housing Element i <br />Table of Contents <br />1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1-1 <br />1.1 Organization of the Housing Element ............................................................................. 1-3 <br />1.2 Housing Element Purpose and Content .......................................................................... 1-3 <br />1.3 Housing Goals ................................................................................................................. 1-4 <br />1.4 Regional Housing Requirements ..................................................................................... 1-6 <br />1.5 Demographics ................................................................................................................. 1-8 <br />1.6 Constraints .................................................................................................................... 1-10 <br />1.7 Relationship to Other General Plan Elements .............................................................. 1-11 <br />1.8 Public Participation ....................................................................................................... 1-12 <br />1.8.1 Housing Element Update Website ............................................................... 1-13 <br />1.8.2 Housing Needs and Priorities Survey ............................................................ 1-13 <br />1.8.3 Community Workshops ................................................................................ 1-13 <br />1.8.4 Balancing Act Tool and Housing Opportunity Sites List ................................ 1-13 <br />1.8.5 Digital and Non-Digital Outreach ................................................................. 1-14 <br />1.8.6 Stakeholder Interviews ................................................................................. 1-14 <br />1.8.7 Planning Commission and City Council Study Sessions ................................ 1-15 <br />1.8.8 Comments from Individuals and Organizations ........................................... 1-15 <br />1.8.9 Public Input and Development of the Housing Element .............................. 1-15 <br />1.9 Sources of Information ................................................................................................. 1-17 <br />2 Housing Needs Assessment ........................................................................................................ 2-1 <br />2.1 Population Characteristics .............................................................................................. 2-1 <br />2.2 Population Growth .......................................................................................................... 2-1 <br />2.3 Age Characteristics .......................................................................................................... 2-1 <br />2.4 Race and Ethnicity ........................................................................................................... 2-2 <br />2.5 Economic Characteristics ................................................................................................ 2-3 <br />2.5.1 Employment Characteristics ........................................................................... 2-3 <br />2.5.2 Income Distribution ........................................................................................ 2-6 <br />2.6 Household Characteristics ............................................................................................ 2-11 <br />2.7 Large Households .......................................................................................................... 2-12 <br />2.8 Overcrowding ................................................................................................................ 2-13 <br />2.9 Special Needs Groups ................................................................................................... 2-14 <br />2.9.1 Seniors .......................................................................................................... 2-15 <br />2.9.2 Persons with Disabilities (including Developmental Disabilities) ................. 2-16 <br />2.9.3 Large Households ......................................................................................... 2-19 <br />2.9.4 Female-Headed Households ......................................................................... 2-19 <br />2.9.5 Extremely Low-Income Residents ................................................................ 2-20 <br />2.9.6 Farmworkers ................................................................................................. 2-20 <br />2.9.7 Persons Experiencing Homelessness ............................................................ 2-23 <br />2.10 Housing Stock Characteristics ....................................................................................... 2-25 <br />2.11 Housing Growth ............................................................................................................ 2-25 <br />2.12 Housing Type and Tenure ............................................................................................. 2-27