Homeless and Housing in Nevada County Please take 1 minute to answer 6 questions regarding homelessness and affordable housing in Nevada County. OK Question Title * 1. How should cities and counties handle homelessness? Provide shelter, counseling and therapeutic programs. Do nothing. Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 2. Have you ever faced the prospect of homelessness yourself? Yes No Decline to answer OK Question Title * 3. What are the two most pressing social issues facing Nevada County? Please check the two most important: Crime and public safety Homelessness High cost of living Drug/alcohol use abuse and addiction Mental illness Environmental conservation Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 4. How do you think most people become homeless? Agree Neither agree or disagree Disagree Addiction (drugs or alcohol) Addiction (drugs or alcohol) Agree Addiction (drugs or alcohol) Neither agree or disagree Addiction (drugs or alcohol) Disagree Laziness Laziness Agree Laziness Neither agree or disagree Laziness Disagree Job loss Job loss Agree Job loss Neither agree or disagree Job loss Disagree Medical bills / poor health Medical bills / poor health Agree Medical bills / poor health Neither agree or disagree Medical bills / poor health Disagree Domestic violence Domestic violence Agree Domestic violence Neither agree or disagree Domestic violence Disagree Mental illness Mental illness Agree Mental illness Neither agree or disagree Mental illness Disagree Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 5. Homelessness has become a prominent issue in Nevada County, with hundreds un-housed. What would you recommend doing to address the problem? Construct new housing for homeless people Convert existing multi-unit buildings into housing Expand the Hospitality House shelter and its programs Pass and enforce strict anti-homeless laws Encourage the homeless to go somewhere else Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 6. What should be top priority to address the lack of affordable housing in Nevada County? Expedite the building of new housing Change regulations to allow easier, less expensive permit processes Build higher density, multi-unit housing in designated areas Construct low-income shelter for those who are currently homeless Nothing--let the marketplace respond Other (please specify) OK DONE