California has quietly shifted its housing policy over the past five years to favor housing production, with CEQA reform, SB 423’s continued streamlining, Prohousing incentives, and an empowered HCD now working to strip away red tape and encourage more housing production.
The YIMBY movement has shifted the narrative in California’s housing debate, pushing for more housing construction and resulting in the passage of SB 79, which allows for taller, denser buildings near major bus stops and transit lines.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has urged Governor Gavin Newsom to veto Senate Bill 79, which seeks to accelerate housing development statewide, arguing that it poses significant risks to Los Angeles communities and undermines local control, while housing advocates argue that the bill is necessary to address California’s housing and climate crises.
The US is facing a housing crisis due to a shortage of housing in the places where people want to live, which is driving up prices and pushing people out, and requires bold and evidence-based action to increase supply and make housing more affordable.
Despite years of criticism, California’s state housing laws have been successful in encouraging cities to build more homes, as evidenced by the recent progress made in San Diego County cities such as Encinitas, Del Mar, and San Marcos.
Rent control is a useful and underutilized tool in addressing California’s housing crisis, according to a study by USC, UCLA, and UC Berkeley, which finds that moderate rent stabilization can increase tenant housing stability and reduce gentrification-fueled displacement.
California’s Senate Housing Committee advanced SB 79, which would legalize mid-rise apartment buildings near public transit, while rejecting SB 677, which aimed to strengthen the state’s existing housing streamlining laws.
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