Newsom signs bill to restore funding for Ventura College campus housing

Ventura College's plan to build affordable housing on campus has been delayed in Sacramento, but the project is moving forward and the college's pr...

September 18, 2023
9:58 PM

Ventura College's plan to build affordable housing on campus has been delayed in Sacramento, but the project is moving forward and the college's president is 'cautiously optimistic' that a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom means the state's promised funding will come through. Last year, Ventura College won a $63 million state grant to build housing for 320 students as part of a program that awarded nearly $1 billion to 19 colleges and universities. But those projects were thrown into doubt when the 2023-24 state budget bill took the money back to help reduce the state deficit.

Tony Biasotti