Assemblymember Buffy Wicks is leading a legislative effort aimed at streamlining the permitting process for construction projects in California, citing it as a major hindrance to addressing the state's housing crisis, climate change, and economic needs. Following a fact-finding mission, her committee released a report highlighting the necessity of building millions of new housing units, electric vehicle chargers, and critical infrastructure. Wicks emphasizes that existing bureaucratic barriers must be reduced to achieve these goals and that multiple bills are already in development to address these issues in the upcoming legislative session.
Wicks emphasized that it is currently too difficult to build anything in California, which hampers progress on urgent issues like housing, climate change, and public transit.
The select committee's findings reveal that California needs to triple its rate of infrastructure construction to tackle the housing crisis, combat climate change, and stimulate the economy.
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