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The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022 (AB 2011) is a California statute which allows for a CEQA-exempt, ministerial, by-right approval for affordable housing on commercially zoned lands, and also allows such approvals for mixed-income housing along commercial corridors, provided that such housing projects satisfy specific criteria of affordability, labor, and environment and ...
The California Social Housing Act is a proposed California bill to establish an independent statewide housing authority, known as the California Housing Authority, to acquire land for, develop, own and maintain public housing. The bill is authored by Alex Lee and was first introduced to the 2021–2022 session of the California State Legislature.
It failed, with 55.0% of voters voting "no." [1] If passed, the proposition would have amended the California Constitution to reduce the supermajority requirement from two-thirds of the vote to 55% for local bond measures to fund affordable housing and some types of public infrastructure. [2]
A 2018 study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that 14% of the price tag for California’s affordable housing projects was made up of consulting fees and other administrative ...
To end homelessness, California must build more housing, especially affordable housing. SB 35 has helped speed up affordable developments. It should be continued and expanded.
Sorry Google—Funding More Homes Won’t Solve the Bay Area Housing Crunch
The families either pay a monthly rent or may purchase the housing unit for an affordable price. [2] Site acquisition or improvement – In this type of activity, HOME funds purchase property that is later developed as affordable housing. This activity also covers the improvement and rehabilitation of current affordable housing. [2]
In California housing costs are exceptionally high and the supply of affordable housing is low. California ranks 49th among U.S. states in housing units per capita. [19] As of 2021 California had only 24 available homes that were considered affordable for every 100 lowest-income renter households. This creates a deficit of about one million ...