The application do-over means as many as 800 more Cal State students for a total of nearly 3,400 may soon see heavily subsidized housing slots at a time when tens of thousands of California students are facing a dire housing crunch.
Cal State resubmitted an application for state money to be used for student housing. The new application, which follows a @CalMatters report on Cal State misreading the fine print, should produce 800 more affordable beds.
A sociology professor and a California state lawmaker hope to tackle student homelessness by sending payments of $500 a month to low-income students across California State University’s 23 campuses.