Two days after a first-of-its-kind meeting on homelessness in the greater Sacramento region, affordable housing advocates came together for the 11th Annual Sacramento Regional Affordable Housing Summit on Thursday.

Held at the North Natomas Community Center, attendees discussed how the issues of affordable housing and homelessness go hand-in-hand.

"Housing is very expensive. The rents for housing are very expensive as well and a lot of folks cannot afford market rents which is basically like the average rent you can get on the market," said Juliana Zatz-Watkins of Mutual Housing California. "We’re here to build affordable housing so our neighbors can have places to live. Safe, healthy places to live."

Organizers said about 150 participated in the day-long summit which brought together

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