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<\/p>\nOakland, CA…Governor Newsom has signed 31 affordable housing bills focused on cutting red tape and holding cities accountable for providing their fair share of housing. California Comeback Plan\u2019s $22 billion housing and homelessness investment will lead to the creation of over 84,000 new housing units and exits from homelessness.<\/p>\n
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Governor announces new Housing Accountability Unit at HCD to support local jurisdictions\u2019 efforts to create housing. California Comeback Plan funds new $100 million grant program for low- to moderate-income homeowners to build accessory dwelling units<\/p>\n
Administration has advanced $800 million in new or accelerated funding to build affordable, climate-friendly housing and infrastructure<\/p>\n
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a suite of bills to boost housing production across California, complementing the Governor\u2019s $22 billion housing affordability and homelessness package and ongoing work by the state to spur more housing production, tackle barriers to construction and hold local governments accountable. Taken together, the actions represent a comprehensive housing vision and the state\u2019s commitment to create more affordable housing, faster and cheaper.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe acute affordability crisis we are experiencing in California was decades in the making, and now we\u2019re taking the necessary steps to fix it,\u201d said Governor Newsom, who signed the legislation at an affordable housing development in Oakland today. \u201cThis package of smart, bipartisan legislation boosts housing production in California \u2013 more streamlining, more local accountability, more affordability, more density. These bills, plus this year\u2019s historic budget investments in affordable housing, will directly lead to more inclusive neighborhoods across the state. Creating denser housing near jobs, parks and schools is key to meeting our climate goals as well as our affordability goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since taking office, the Governor has prioritized tackling the housing crisis, signing major legislation to boost housing production, remove barriers to construction of accessory dwelling units and streamline state laws to maximize housing production.<\/p>\n
This comprehensive housing vision brings a focus on four key areas: streamlining the building of new homes, breaking down barriers to build more affordable housing, addressing systemic bias by elevating fair housing principles and holding local governments accountable to do their job.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s bill package, combined with four housing bills signed earlier this month, create a robust 31-bill housing package that touches on all four key areas \u2013 all complemented by budget investments Governor Newsom included as part of his California Comeback Plan.<\/p>\n
Under Governor Newsom, California is pursuing its boldest housing and homelessness budget in state history, with an unprecedented investment of $22 billion to tackle these systemic issues. The funding will lead to the creation of over 84,000 new affordable homes for Californians, including over 44,000 new housing units and treatment beds for people exiting homelessness.<\/p>\n
Governor Newsom signs affordable housing legislation in Oakland.<\/p>\n
The California Comeback Plan included a $10.3 billion budget investment for affordable housing that will enable the creation of more than 40,000 new affordable homes for low-income Californians. These investments include $850 million for incentivizing infill development and smart growth, $800 million to preserve the state\u2019s affordable housing stock, $100 million to promote affordable homeownership and significant funding to scale up the state\u2019s efforts to create more Accessory Dwelling Units, build more housing on state-owned excess land, and investments in farmworker housing.<\/p>\n
The following bills were signed today:<\/p>\n
AB 68 by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) \u2013 Department of Housing and Community Development: California Statewide Housing Plan: annual reports.
\nAB 215 by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) \u2013 Planning and Zoning Law: housing element: violations.
\nAB 345 by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) \u2013 Accessory dwelling units: separate conveyance.
\nAB 447 by Assemblymember Tim Grayson (D-Concord) \u2013 California Debt Limit Allocation Committee: income taxes: low-income housing tax credits.
\nAB 491 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) \u2013 Housing: affordable and market rate units.
\nAB 571 by Assemblymember Chad Mayes (I-Rancho Mirage) \u2013 Planning and zoning: density bonuses: affordable housing.
\nAB 602 by Assemblymember Tim Grayson (D-Concord) \u2013 Development fees: impact fee nexus study.
\nAB 634 by Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles) \u2013 Density Bonus Law: affordability restrictions.
\nAB 721 by Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) \u2013 Covenants and restrictions: affordable housing.
\nAB 787 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) \u2013 Planning and zoning: housing element: converted affordable housing units.
\nAB 838 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) \u2013 State Housing Law: enforcement response to complaints.
\nAB 948 by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) \u2013 Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: disclosures: demographic information: reporting: continuing education.
\nAB 1029 by Assemblymember Kevin Mullin (D-South San Francisco) \u2013 Housing elements: prohousing local policies.
\nAB 1043 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) \u2013 Housing programs: rental housing developments: affordable rent.
\nAB 1095 by Assemblymember Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova) \u2013 Affordable rental and owner-occupied housing: equity in state and local programs.
\nAB 1297 by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) \u2013 California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank: public and economic development facilities: housing.
\nAB 1304 by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) \u2013 Affirmatively further fair housing: housing element: inventory of land.
\nAB 1398 by Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) \u2013 Planning and zoning: housing element: rezoning of sites: prohousing local policies.
\nAB 1466 by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) \u2013 Real property: discriminatory restrictions.
\nAB 1584 by the Committee on Housing and Community Development \u2013 Housing omnibus.
\nSB 263 by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) \u2013 Real estate applicants and licensees: education requirements: fair housing and implicit bias training.
\nSB 290 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) \u2013 Density Bonus Law: qualifications for incentives or concessions: student housing for lower income students: moderate-income persons and families: local government constraints.
\nSB 381 by Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Ca\u00f1ada Flintridge) \u2013 Surplus residential property: priorities, procedures, price, and fund: City of South Pasadena.
\nSB 478 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) \u2013 Planning and Zoning Law: housing development projects.
\nSB 591 by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) \u2013 Senior citizens: intergenerational housing developments.
\nSB 728 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) \u2013 Density Bonus Law: purchase of density bonus units by nonprofit housing organizations.
\nSB 791 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) \u2013 California Surplus Land Unit.
\nThe Governor previously signed:<\/p>\n
AB 1174 by Assemblymember Tim Grayson (D-Concord) \u2013 Planning and zoning: housing: development application modifications, approvals, and subsequent permits.
\nSB 8 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) \u2013 Housing Crisis Act of 2019.
\nSB 9 by Senator Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) \u2013 Housing development: approvals.
\nSB 10 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) \u2013 Planning and zoning: housing development: density.
\nEvery city and county in California is obligated by law to plan and zone for their fair share of housing \u2013 a process currently underway. All told, local governments will need to plan for the creation of more than 2.5 million units statewide \u2013 more than doubling their obligation under the previous Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) cycle.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s package of legislation, combined with unprecedented new state subsidies for affordable housing, enable local governments to meet these goals. To ensure that local leaders fulfill their legal responsibility to plan and zone for their share of the state\u2019s housing needs, Governor Newsom announced the launch of California\u2019s new Housing Accountability Unit (HAU) at the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The new HAU will work with local municipalities to provide technical assistance to jurisdictions to aid their efforts to comply with state legislation mandating housing creation, including zoning and permitting. The HAU will also be empowered to take escalating enforcement steps to bring municipalities into compliance with their RHNA goals in the event of persistent non-compliance.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is absolutely imperative to meet these housing goals if we are serious about building an equitable future,\u201d said Governor Newsom. \u201cAnd it is similarly imperative to meet these housing targets because unaffordable housing leads to hours-long car commutes \u2013 directly inhibiting our efforts to meet our climate goals. Creating denser housing closer to major employment hubs is critical to limiting California\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n
As part of the $22 billion California Comeback Plan investment for housing and homelessness, the Governor today announced the launch of a $100 million grant program for low- to moderate-income homeowners to build accessory dwelling units on their property, one of the latest efforts to ease the affordable housing shortage in the state. The California Housing Finance Agency\u2019s (CalHFA) ADU Financing Program will provide as much as $25,000 in assistance to income-qualified homeowners, which is expected to produce 4,000 units of housing throughout the state. This funding will make a significant difference in ADU creation as upfront costs are often the biggest challenge for homeowners looking to build an ADU on their owner-occupied property.<\/p>\n
The state is also taking action to address the interrelated problems of climate change and housing affordability with programs to transform neighborhoods into transit-oriented, affordable communities with a focus on limiting California\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n
The Governor today announced that the Administration has nearly doubled the funding available in the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program for projects promoting dense, transit-oriented development. The California Strategic Growth Council took action to increase available funding for the current award round from $405 million to $785 million by accelerating funds that were planned for future award rounds. The AHSC program has invested over $1.1 billion across the state through 104 sustainable projects, creating over 9,000 affordable units and reducing 2.13 million tonnes of emissions over the projects\u2019 operating lives.<\/p>\n
In addition, the Governor signed legislation last week to add $420 million over three years to support the Strategic Growth Council\u2019s Transformative Climate Communities Program, which provides large community-scale grants to transform low-income neighborhoods into transit-oriented, complete, affordable communities with a focus on greenhouse gas reduction.<\/p>\n
Taken together, the AHSC acceleration and new TCC funding equal $800 million in new or accelerated funding to build affordable, climate-friendly housing and infrastructure in California.<\/p>\n
In the coming days, the Governor will sign a package of bills to continue to confront California\u2019s homelessness crisis \u2013 one of the most persistent challenges facing the state.<\/p>\n
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