"This is a question of who we are, Newsom wrote in 2017. Housing is a fundamental human need let's not forget the human face behind the dire statistics. Housing instability can cause genuine mental and physical adversity, he added, and lead to insufferable decisions: no one should have to choose between paying rent or buying groceries. Knowing that too many Californians face this kind of anxiety breaks my heart."
"There is no silver bullet to solve this crisis. We need to attack the problem on multiple fronts by generating more funding for affordable housing, implementing regulatory reform and creating new financial incentives for local jurisdictions that produce housing while penalizing those that fall short. The 3.5 million-unit goal was never anywhere near realistic. It would have required increasing construction from about 100,000 units a year when he made the pledge to more than 400,000, doubling peak production in this century."
Gavin Newsom framed fixing California's chronic housing shortage as a moral imperative and emphasized housing as a fundamental human need. He warned housing instability causes mental and physical adversity and forces people to choose between paying rent or buying groceries. He pledged to develop 3.5 million new housing units by 2025 and described that goal as audacious but achievable. He proposed multiple approaches including more funding for affordable housing, regulatory reform, financial incentives for jurisdictions that produce housing, and penalties for those that fall short. The 3.5 million target was unrealistic because it required boosting annual construction from about 100,000 units to over 400,000. Newsom signed laws to speed permits and limit legal obstacles, including measures restricting CEQA-based project blocks and authorizing multi-family housing near transit.
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