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SB 423

SB 423 extends the provisions of SB 35, and expands them to encourage mixed-income housing developments.

2023
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SCA 1

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) 1 would begin…

2019
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AB 1633 — Hold Cities Accountable

AB 1633 will end the inappropriate abuse of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by jurisdictions that attempt to block new housing developments that have already been found in compliance with local and state land use and environmental regulations. The…

2023
Status: Signed Into Law
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Proposition 16 – Return of Racial Equity in Policy-Making

This initiative would have ended California’s ban on affirmative action, which would have made race-conscious housing justice remedies more feasible.

2020
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Proposition 15

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 measure would have reclaimed $11 billion…

2020
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SB 50 – THE MORE HOMES ACT

Senate Bill 50 would have legalized more homes near key job centers and public transportation. It included strong protections against displacement for renters and vulnerable communities in those areas. The bill sought to ensure that the benefits of public investments…

2019
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SB 9

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 across the state. The…

2021
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SCA 2

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 passed in 1950, Article 34 gives wealthy California neighborhoods veto power over…

2021
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ACA 7 – OPPOSE

Most academic housing researchers and experts agree that our housing shortage and affordability crisis is the result of severely restrictive local government regulations that make it illegal to build new homes in most neighborhoods. State laws on housing help solve…

2021
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