BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Affordable housing needs across California continue to outpace supply, but the opening of a new development in Bakersfield is offering a small victory — and a fresh start for a few families.

For Lola Robinson and her daughter, it’s the first time in a while they’ve had a place to call home. Living on a fixed income, Robinson said their options were limited when they arrived in Bakersfield.

“The house was small. My daughter and I wanted our own place — somewhere that felt like ours. It all worked out for us,” Robinson said.

She had been staying with her sister-in-law before applying for the South Baker Street complex in June. She said she didn’t expect to be placed so quickly. “I was really thinking we might not get any low-income housing,” she said. “I didn’

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