California Gubernatorial Candidates Housing Forum _ The Ezra Klein Show [6HETwu7Kfu8]
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The city of San Jose reduced the inflow of people into homelessness by 50%.
In California, the share of property tax revenue paid by homeowners increased from 40% in 1978 to 60% today, while the commercial share decreased from 60% to 40%.
San Jose reduced its housing development fees by more than two-thirds, leading to 2,000 homes starting construction in 2023.
A study by the Rand Corporation and UCLA found an 84% decrease in real estate transactions or construction in Los Angeles following the implementation of Measure ULA.
California operates 97 different programs to address basic needs, utilizing 52 different forms.
The average cost to build a unit of permanent supportive housing in Los Angeles is $850,000.
The population of downtown Los Angeles increased from 20,000 to 60,000 during Antonio Villaraigosa's tenure as mayor.
Building permanent assisted housing in California costs between $750,000 and $1,000,000 per unit.
The average cost to build a unit of permanent supportive housing in Santa Monica is $1,200,000.
There are approximately 40,000 housing units in San Francisco that are permitted and zoned but remain unbuilt.
Local government fees in San Jose account for 10% to 20% of the total cost of housing.
The crime rate in Los Angeles decreased by 48% during Antonio Villaraigosa's eight-year term as mayor.
High school graduation rates in the Los Angeles Unified School District increased by 60% during Antonio Villaraigosa's time as Mayor of Los Angeles.
Only one in seven people who becomes homeless initially has a mental health problem.
A Notre Dame University study found that over 92% of households receiving one-time assistance in San Jose remained housed for three to four years.
In San Jose, the cost for the city to build new affordable housing is 30% higher than the private market cost.
California is approximately 2.5 million homes short of its required housing supply.
Governor Gavin Newsom entered office in 2019 with a stated goal to build millions of homes in California.
A RAND study found that the cost per square foot of constructing an apartment in California is more than twice the cost in Texas.
California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks proposed a $10 billion housing bond.
Tom Steyer proposed closing a corporate real estate tax loophole that he claims is worth over $20 billion to the state of California.
The modular construction company Katerra raised approximately $2 billion in private capital before filing for bankruptcy.
An analysis from the Terner Center found that prevailing wage requirements increase the cost of a housing unit in California by approximately $94,000.
According to a RAND study, it takes an average of 27 months to complete a multi-family housing project in Texas.
According to a RAND study, it takes an average of 37 months to complete a multi-family housing project in Colorado.
According to a RAND study, it takes an average of 49 months to complete a multi-family housing project in California.
Affordable housing in California costs approximately four times as much to construct per square foot as market rate housing in Texas.
The City of San Jose approved approximately 22,000 housing units that were not built due to economic feasibility issues.
San Jose's ministerial approval process for multifamily housing projects exempts them from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The State of California sued the city of Huntington Beach because the city failed to fulfill the housing production requirements established in its own housing element plan.
California courts ruled that the state law requiring local jurisdictions to meet specific housing production goals is constitutional.
The legal dispute between the state of California and the city of Huntington Beach over housing laws has not yet resulted in the construction of the required housing units.
A 2,000-unit housing project in San Diego County that was the subject of a lawsuit during Javier Becerra's tenure as California Attorney General has not been built.
California's redevelopment agencies were abolished during the Great Recession era.
Javier Becerra served as the Attorney General of California from 2017 to 2021.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed Executive Directive 1 (ED1) to expedite the processing of 100% affordable housing projects.
Los Angeles voters passed Measure ULA, which imposes a transfer tax on property sales exceeding $5 million.
The California legislature passed SB 79 to increase housing density near transit hubs.
Tom Steyer's sponsored ballot initiative for a tobacco tax in California received over 60% of the vote.
The California Forever project aims to build a new master-planned city for 400,000 residents in Solano County.
Tejon Ranch is the largest contiguous private landholding in California.
Orange County is the sixth most populous county in the United States.
San Diego County is the fifth most populous county in the United States.
California spent approximately $24 billion on homelessness between 2018 and 2023.
Over half of California renter households spend at least 30% of their income on housing.
The city of San Jose has constructed 23 interim housing sites.
California's Tenant Protection Act caps annual rent increases at 5% plus the rate of inflation.
Democrats have held the office of Governor in California for twenty-eight years.