May 14, 2025
Brittany Davidick works at a clothing shop on downtown Sacramento’s R Street, but says she can’t afford to live there. She had to move out of the city’s Midtown neighborhood after rent got too high, and now lives in Roseville.
“I used to live in Midtown for like five years, but it was too pricey,” Davidick told CapRadio. “So, I am at home with my mom at the moment.”
Sacramento city officials say workers like Davidick in the city’s retail and restaurant sectors, and other industries, shouldn’t have to move miles away to afford a home.
They’re hoping a new 241-unit affordable housing community on R Street, called Monarch, will make a dent in that growing problem. The housing complex is being built on land once used for state government storage, part of Governor Gavin Newsom’s push to convert underused state properties into housing.