It's been 90 days since the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury said that local officials “failed” to address the ongoing housing crisis in the county, outlining in a report what they believe to be the county’s shortcomings in addressing the needs of low to moderate-income renters.

On Tuesday, the County Board of Supervisors responded to the report.

The board agreed with the Grand Jury’s assessment that “the permitting for affordable housing developments is costly, time-consuming, and complicated.”

“We are absolutely in a housing crisis,” said Rob Fredericks, Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara CEO. “We haven’t produced enough housing, and we haven’t produced enough of the right kind of housing.”

Supervisors will not be implementing the Grand Jury’s recommendation to create an o

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