Remove all unnecessary obstacles to housing construction across California
Unease about the cost and availability of housing is palpable in The Golden State. An October Pew Research Center survey shows that 40.6% of California households, including over half (54.1%) of renters, are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing.
Just 10 years ago, the U.S. had a housing shortage of just over 430,000 units. Since then, that deficit has grown dramatically. Zillow estimates the shortage to be 4.5 million homes. Some re