Hood River City Councilors and Planning Commissioners now have a housing needs analysis compiled by an advisory committee in hand, so the focus falls on what kind of action is taken on it.  The subject of developing more workforce housing in Hood River in the face of continually rising home prices has been bandied about for years.  The analysis included a number of different housing strategies, including increasing the efficiency of the use of land in Hood River’s urban growth boundary through policy changes, regulating and managing secondary and short-term rental housing, and encouraging development of market-rate and government-subsidized affordable housing through policy actions.  The planning commission will hold a public hearing on the findings of the report on July 6.  The report is available on-line at the City’s website.