Newsom Signs Bills to Boost Housing Production

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a suite of bills to boost housing production across California, complementing the $22 billion housing affordability and homelessness package, and ongoing work to spur more housing production and tackle barriers to construction. The actions represent the state’s commitment to create more affordable housing, faster and cheaper.

“The acute affordability crisis we are experiencing in California was decades in the making, and now we’re taking the necessary steps to fix it,” said Newsom, who signed the legislation at an affordable housing development in Oakland. “These bills, plus this year’s 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.”

The housing vision focuses on four key areas: streamlining home building, breaking down barriers to affordable housing, addressing systemic bias by elevating fair housing principles and holding local governments accountable.