The Sacramento Bee: California Legislature took aim at speeding up home building – Some wanted more
Chione Lucina Muñoz Flegal, Executive Director for Housing California, a group that is pushing for more affordable housing to address homelessness and the high cost of living in the state, acknowledges the importance of making changes to permitting, zoning and other areas proposed during the year. But, she added, developers are still struggling to obtain funding to build housing for lower-income housing. “We continue to be concerned that the conversation around housing is often not being as attentive as we believe it needs to be on low-income households and folks who are really struggling to make ends meet.” Her organization is also a main backer of the housing bond. It seeks to generate $10 billion to support home building and rehabilitation, down payment assistance, development subsidies and other efforts.