{"id":120908,"date":"2021-05-20T20:25:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T03:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=120908"},"modified":"2021-05-20T20:25:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T03:25:53","slug":"governor-newsom-signs-legislation-to-fast-track-key-housing-economic-development-projects-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=120908","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Fast-Track Key Housing, Economic Development Projects in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Jose, CA&#8230;Alongside state and local leaders in San Jose today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation by Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) that extends expedited California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review for key developments and expands the streamlining process to include small-scale housing projects \u2013 boosting the state\u2019s economic recovery with the creation of more housing and good jobs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailytide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.20-ceqa-photo-1-980x735-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailytide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.20-ceqa-photo-1-980x735-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9063\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mvsJ51n37Zo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia\u2019s recovery from the pandemic must tackle the housing shortage that threatens our economic growth and long-term prosperity,\u201d said Governor Newsom. \u201cCutting red tape to save time and remove barriers to production helps us meet the urgent need for more housing while creating good jobs and preserving important environmental review. I thank Pro Tem Atkins and the Legislature\u2019s leaders on housing for their partnership in taking on this challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Governor Newsom signed SB 7 today at the proposed site of Google\u2019s Downtown West project, a mixed-use development in San Jose that the Governor certified for expedited CEQA review in 2019. The project will create 4,000 units of housing, with 25 percent affordable, as well as retail and office space.<\/p>\n<p>SB 7, the Housing + Jobs Expansion &#038; Extension Act, extends through 2025 the provisions of legislation enacted in 2011 (AB 900) that created an expedited judicial review process under CEQA for large, multi-benefit housing, clean energy and manufacturing projects. To allow smaller housing projects to qualify for streamlining, SB 7 lowers the threshold for eligible housing projects to those with investments between $15 million and $100 million that include at least 15 percent affordable housing and are infill projects. In his 2019 State of the State Address, the Governor called for expedited CEQA review to include housing, as under the legislation signed today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis bill is a win for the environment, the economy, and California as a whole,\u201d said Pro Tem Atkins. \u201cIt speeds up the costly and time-consuming review process without compromising California\u2019s strict environmental standards. With our economy in recovery mode from the impacts of COVID, high-wage jobs are needed, and this bill meets that demand. Now, shovel-ready, economic development projects will get started sooner, putting people to work and providing transformative change to communities across the state that are in need of jobs and housing. I\u2019m appreciative to Governor Newsom and my Senate and Assembly colleagues for seeing the value of this legislation, and to Speaker Rendon for expediting this legislation \u2013 this bill is going to make a real difference for our state and the people who call it home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSB 7 will enable San Jose\u2019s transformative Downtown West project to move forward \u2013bringing thousands of units of affordable housing and tens of thousands of jobs to our city \u2013 during a time our community needs it the most,\u201d said San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. \u201cI am grateful for Governor Newsom\u2019s leadership as we work towards California\u2019s recovery, and to the rest of the legislature for their support of this important legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AB 900 has resulted in the approval of nearly 20 major new clean energy and infill housing projects, creating over 10,000 new housing units and thousands of high-wage construction and permanent jobs.<\/p>\n<p>For the full text of the bill signed today, visit: http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov<\/p>\n<p> ###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Jose, CA&#8230;Alongside state and local leaders in San Jose today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation by Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. 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