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The California Legislature has passed a package of CAA-endorsed and sponsored bills intended to help solve the state’s housing crisis. Gov. Jerry Brown will have until Oct. 15 to sign or veto the bills. The legislative package seeks to remove regulatory hurdles to residential development — a key to fixing the state’s jobs-to-housing imbalance. The package also seeks ongoing funding sources for affordable housing programs, including a bond measure and fee on certain real estate transactions. “Today we took a step toward addressing a housing crisis that has been plaguing California for years,” Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Lakewood, said Thursday,… Read More

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A CAA-sponsored bill that would boost construction of micro apartments and help put a dent in California’s housing shortage won unanimous approval in the Legislature this week and now awaits the signature of Gov. Jerry Brown. The bill, AB 352 by Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles, would help prevent local governments from establishing roadblocks to “efficiency dwelling units,” which usually measure 220 square feet or less.

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Members of the California Apartment Association are encouraged to attend a workshop next month focused on boosting affordable housing in Sonoma County. The informational discovery workshop, scheduled for Sept. 19, comes as the Rent Sonoma County Committee and local rental housing providers explore a partnership to increase the availability of units for low-income renters. The session is set to run from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Community Development Commission Hearing Room, 1440 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa.

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In 2017, solving California’s housing crisis remained a top goal of the state Legislature. The result? More than 130 housing-related bills in the first half of the year. The California Apartment Association’s Legislative Steering Committee examined each of these proposals —  and CAA’s public affairs staff helped advance the best of them. Here are some notable examples of 2017 bills intended to solve California’s housing crisis and the status of each:

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The California Apartment Association has secured a voice on the Committee to House the Bay Area, a task force launching a 16-month campaign to help solve the region’s housing crisis.

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Although they’re just beginning their summer recess, California lawmakers already have a clear priority for when they return to the Capitol on Aug. 21 — finishing work on hundreds of housing-related bills. Those bills include a trio of housing-production proposals sponsored by the California Apartment Association, which are included within the affordable housing bills being urged by Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers.

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A Berkeley radio talk show Tuesday morning highlighted a CAA-sponsored bill that would make it more difficult to pass certain no-growth measures at the ballot box. The talk show, KPFA’s UpFront, featured the bill’s author, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles. AB 943, sponsored by the California Apartment Association, would raise the voter threshold for approving local, citizen-driven no-growth ballot measures in large cities and counties.

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A CAA-sponsored bill that would boost construction of micro apartments — especially in areas near public university campuses and public transit — has passed the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance. The bill, AB 352  by Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles, next headed to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday passed a CAA-sponsored bill to help prevent local governments from arbitrarily denying housing projects.

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A CAA-supported bill that would streamline the approval process for residential development passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on Monday. Under SB 540 by Sen. Richard Roth, D-Riverside, cities would identify locations for new housing, adopt specific upfront plans, conduct necessary environmental reviews and foster public engagement.

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