Welcome to this week's episode of What's Happening Salem!

In this episode, Jacob Espinoza sits down with Britany Randall, land use expert and consultant, to discuss:

• Senate Bill 1537 and its impact on housing development.
• The challenges of housing affordability in Salem.
• Ways to improve housing production
• And much more!

Timestamps:

05:10 - Workforce housing explained

07:42 - Regulations vs. affordability

12:34 - State housing accountability office

18:59 - Housing production challenges

22:40 - Historical housing affordability

29:42 - Importance of community investment

34:05 - Window requirements example