Transparency in Impact Fees The fees charged by local jurisdictions in California for new homes are often unpredictable, and can vary widely by city and by project. This lack of transparency – and the risk of facing sudden, unbudgeted fees…
SB 4
The Affordable Housing on Faith Lands Act SB 4, the Affordable Housing on Faith Lands Act, provides a streamlined process for religious organizations and nonprofit colleges to develop affordable housing on their property. Many of California’s faith-based organizations and non-profit…
AB 835
Building A Wider Variety of Homes AB 835 will help expand the production of more affordable, family-sized apartments and flats by making it legal to build these types of homes on smaller and unusually-sized properties in our cities. By directing…
SB 450
Strengthening and Refining SB 9 SB 9, passed in 2021, ended single-unit-only zoning and legalized duplexes and lot-splits throughout California. But many cities have found creative ways to effectively ban the housing made possible by SB 9 in their jurisdictions.…
AB 2531
Tracking the Impact of State Housing Laws AB 2531 will require local governments to keep track of the data needed to evaluate the impact of state laws on local housing availability and affordability. Reports filed by local planning agencies with…
SB 9
The California HOME Act California has a severe shortage of middle-income housing or small (fewer than 10 homes) multi-family housing developments near jobs and transit; the lack of such housing is driving the displacement and severe rent burden of Californians…
Proposition 16
Return of Racial Equity in Policy-Making Ending California’s Ban on Affirmative Action This initiative would have ended California’s ban on affirmative action, which would have made race-conscious housing justice remedies more feasible. It failed at the November 2020 election with…
Proposition 15
The Schools and Communities First Act Proposition 15 (2020), or the Schools and Communities First Act, would have closed a corporate tax loophole that allows large corporations to avoid paying property taxes at current rates on properties they own. This…
SB 1120
Duplex Bill SB 1120 would have made it legal to build two homes on every property zoned for single-family homes in California. It would have also allowed single-family properties to be split into two lots, increasing the total potential to…
SCA 1
Article 34 Repeal In 1950, California voters passed a ballot measure that added Article 34 to the state constitution. Article 34 prevents cities from building low rent housing projects unless a local ballot measure is passed. Senate Constitutional Amendment (SCA)…