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California’s new governor is taking a multi-pronged approach to the state’s housing crisis that would remove barriers to construction, add financial incentives for cities and counties to build, and bring heftier penalties to those that don’t build their fair share.
In total, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget includes $7.7 billion across multiple departments and programs to address housing and homelessness issues across the state.
Tagged: Affordable housingLegislature
In a flurry of activity before adjourning for the year on Aug. 31, California lawmakers approved a number of CAA-supported bills intended to boost the state’s housing supply.
In the paragraphs that follow, we summarize the most significant of those housing-supply proposals.
Gov. Jerry Brown has until the end of this month to sign or veto the following:
Tagged: Legislative Summary
California lawmakers returned from their summer recess this week and are now in the home stretch of the 2017-2018 legislative session.
Before they adjourn Aug. 31, however, the California Apartment Association is urging them to approve a number of bills that would help alleviate the state’s ongoing housing shortage.
At the request of Mayor Darrell Steinberg, the Sacramento City Council is expected to discuss tenant protections, such as rent control and tenancy-termination restrictions, as well as ways to increase funding and streamline the permitting process for construction of affordable housing. CAA members are encouraged to attend the hearing, which is tentatively scheduled for Aug. 14.
In an editorial published by the Sacramento Bee, the mayor outlined a proposal he intends to present to the City Council. While lacking specifics, his general intent is to cap rent increases at 5 percent when vacancy rates are low; require owners to state… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control Sacramento Valley
A delegation of CAA Sacramento Valley leaders met with Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg last week to begin a dialogue on solutions to the city’s affordable housing shortage — and to reiterate that rent control isn’t one of them.
Earlier in the week, the mayor had announced his opposition to a proposed initiative that would establish rent control, “just cause” tenancy-termination restrictions, an elected rent board, and a new annual fee on rental properties in the city.
Hoping to discourage rent control proponents from proceeding with the initiative, dubbed the “Sacramento Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Charter Amendment,” Steinberg intends to… Read More
A bill intended to boost the construction of accessory-dwelling units has passed the state Senate and now heads to the Assembly.
SB 831 by Sen. Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, won full Senate approval Wednesday on a 30-1 vote, sending it on to the second house of the Legislature.
The building of accessory dwelling units — also known as granny flats or in-law units — is increasingly considered one of the more sensible ways to address California’s housing shortage.
And while this housing type is cheaper and quicker to build than a single-family home, the excessive fees and regulatory hurdles associated with… Read More
Tagged: Legislation
Election officials will now determine whether a rent control initiative has qualified to appear before Inglewood voters this November.
On Tuesday, May 9, price control advocates filed more than 14,000 signatures with the city clerk. The coalition needs approximately 10,000 valid voter signatures to place the initiative on the ballot. The Inglewood City Clerk will have thirty days to verify and authenticate the signatures.
The California Apartment Association is closely monitoring this process …
A bill co-sponsored by the California Apartment Association would create financial consequences for local governments that fail to allow their fair share of housing.
AB 1759 by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, would withhold road maintenance funds from cities and counties until they meet their housing production goals as assigned by the state.
Along with CAA, the California Association of Realtors is co-sponsoring the legislation.
Tagged: Affordable housingLegislation
A state lawmaker this year is again trying to make it easier and cheaper for homeowners to build accessory dwelling units.
The building of accessory dwelling units — also known as granny flats or in-law units — is increasingly considered one of the more sensible ways to address California’s housing shortage.
And while this housing type is cheaper and quicker to build than a single-family home, the excessive fees and regulatory hurdles associated with granny flats remains a serious deterrent to construction.
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The city of Long Beach this month updated its land-use policies, allowing higher-density housing to be built in certain areas of the city.
The changes come through an updated land-use element, which the City Council approved on March 6 following a long and contentious meeting. The land-use element, or LUE, is part of the city’s General Plan, a development and planning document required by the state.
The city last updated the LUE in 1989, and since then, Long Beach has added over 44,000 residents. Housing construction has not kept up with demand, with only one housing unit added for every… Read More
Tagged: Development Long Beach