The Housing and Climate Solutions Act AB 68 will help alleviate California’s housing crisis and reduce climate change risk by streamlining approvals for new homes near jobs, schools, transit, and other resources, and in areas local governments have already identified…
SB 684
The Starter Home Revitalization Act Click here to read a statement by bill co-sponsors regarding last-minute changes to SB 684 prior to its passage. SB 684 streamlines approvals for “starter” homes in infill developments of 10 homes or less in…
SB 294
Ensuring That Areas Already Zoned to Alllow Multi-Family Homes Can Accommodate Them SB 294 will stop the misuse by cities of floor area ratios and minimum lot size requirements to prevent the construction of multifamily buildings of more than 10…
AB 2873
Promoting Supplier Diversity in the Affordable Housing Industry In order to meet the goal of building 3.5 million homes to end California’s housing shortage, we need substantial growth in the building and construction trades. Ending the housing shortage and affordability…
AB 2221
Clarifying State Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Law to Make ADUs Easier to Build Recent laws that make it easier to build Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs (aka granny flats or casitas), have led to a statewide boom in the construction of this…
AB 2097
Housing for People Not Cars AB 2097 reduces the cost of housing while slashing the pollution that causes climate change by eliminating expensive parking mandates for homes and commercial buildings near transit, or in neighborhoods with low rates of car…
SB 886
CEQA Streamlining for Student Homes On average, 5% of UC students and 11% of CSU students experienced homelessness during their past year at school. In response to this crisis, in 2021 the legislature passed a historic investment of $2 billion in the UC…
SCA 2
Making It Legal to Build Low-Income and Public Housing In California Cities SCA 2 proposes to repeal Article 34 of the California Constitution with the goal of making it legal to build low-income and public housing in California’s cities. Originally…
SB 478
Stopping the Misuse of FAR and Minimum Lot Size Requirements to Prevent Homes Being Built SB 478 will stop the misuse of floor area ratio and minimum lot size requirements that prevent the construction of multifamily buildings in areas already zoned…
SB 477
Data Reporting to Track and Evaluate the Impact of Housing Laws SB 477 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…