California Gubernatorial Candidates Housing Forum _ The Ezra Klein Show [6HETwu7Kfu8]
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A RAND-UCLA study found Los Angeles construction dropped 84% after Measure ULA.
Only one in seven people who becomes homeless has a mental health problem.
A California corporate real estate tax loophole is worth over $20 billion to the state.
Antonio Villaraigosa was the first U.S. mayor to create transit-oriented development districts.
Los Angeles was the most violent big U.S. city when Antonio Villaraigosa became mayor.
Tejon Ranch resolved 29 of 33 CEQA objections before losing in court on one objection.
California's Tenant Protection Act is scheduled to expire during the 2027–2031 gubernatorial term.
The average permanent supportive housing unit in Los Angeles costs $850,000.
When California passed Proposition 13, commercial properties paid 60% of property taxes and homeowners paid 40%.
The average California home down payment is $140,000 to $160,000.
A Tom Steyer-backed California ballot campaign opposed by oil companies received 70% of the vote.
Virtually everyone who remains homeless long-term develops a mental health problem.
The California Legislative Analyst's Office found only rental assistance and Homekey reduced homelessness.
California city and county fees can reach 20% of a home's cost.
California's property-tax burden shifted to 60% residential and 40% commercial after Proposition 13.
Downtown Los Angeles population increased from 20,000 to 60,000 during Antonio Villaraigosa's mayoralty.
About 70% of unsheltered people are willing to enter emergency interim housing.
California is 2.5 million homes short of its housing need.
Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor's nonprofit community bank has financed 17,000 low-income housing units.
San Francisco has 40,000 permitted and zoned housing units not being built.
Matching Colorado's housing construction speed could reduce California market-rate housing prices by 10% to 20%.
Affordable housing costs more per square foot to construct than market-rate housing.
Over half of California renter households spend at least 30% of income on housing.
The median cost of cash foreclosure or eviction prevention is $6,000 per family.
San Jose reduced homelessness inflow by 50% through its prevention model.
San Jose publicly subsidized affordable housing costs 30% more to build than private-market housing.
Tiny homes can be built in San Jose and Los Angeles for $100,000 each.
Xavier Becerra led a San Mateo County case expanding the Housing Accountability Act's authority.
The average permanent supportive housing unit in Santa Monica costs $1.2 million.
California housing production is roughly unchanged from when Gavin Newsom took office in 2019.
Modular construction estimates start at 20% cost savings for housing.
Turner Center found prevailing wage standards increase housing costs by about $94,000 per unit.
Most California housing built today is for single-family homes.
California lacks a broad service tax, while most U.S. states tax services.
Governor Gavin Newsom threatened lawsuits against 15 cities and counties over California housing law.
Huntington Beach's housing element identified a need for several hundred new housing units.
Los Angeles crime fell 48% during Antonio Villaraigosa’s mayoralty.
Graduation rates rose 60% during Antonio Villaraigosa’s Los Angeles mayoralty.
The Biden administration largely embraced Housing First as the federal homelessness policy framework.
San Jose has built 23 interim housing sites.
San Jose interim housing reduced nearby 911 and 311 calls.
RAND found California apartment construction costs per square foot are more than twice Texas costs.
California market-rate housing costs about twice as much per square foot to construct as Texas market-rate housing.
Tejon Ranch has tried to develop workforce-priced housing for more than 30 years.
California's unsheltered homeless population continued growing after 2018.
Permanent assisted housing costs $750,000 to $1 million per unit in California.
A Notre Dame study found over 92% of San Jose one-time-assistance households remained housed.
California has among the highest homelessness rates and lowest homeownership rates in the United States.
California has enacted dozens of pro-housing laws since Gavin Newsom took office in 2019.
Katerra raised $2 billion in private capital before going bankrupt.
Veev and Entekra failed after pursuing modular or off-site construction businesses.
RAND found multifamily projects take 49 months in California, 37 in Colorado, and 27 in Texas.
California affordable housing costs about four times as much per square foot as Texas market-rate housing.
San Jose approved 22,000 homes that were not getting built.
A RAND study identified time and fees as two major controllable levers in housing construction.
San Jose made multifamily approvals ministerial in downtown, planned growth areas, and transit corridors.
Ministerial housing approvals in California are exempt from CEQA review.
Local fees add 10% to 20% to San Jose housing costs.
San Jose cut housing fees by over two-thirds before 2,000 homes began construction.
California Proposition 13 caps property taxes.
Proposition 13 incentivizes California cities to favor retail and commercial development over residential development.
Antonio Villaraigosa has publicly opposed California Proposition 13 since 1978.
Antonio Villaraigosa balanced two California state budgets with surpluses as Assembly speaker.
Court rulings upheld the constitutionality of California laws requiring jurisdictions to meet housing responsibilities.
California cities and counties must submit housing elements showing zoning capacity for new housing.
California’s builder’s remedy applies when cities miss housing-element approval deadlines.
California redevelopment agencies used tax increment financing to fund local upgrades.
Los Angeles Measure ULA taxes property sales above $5 million.
CEQA lawsuits do not need to be based on environmental reasons.
California Forever proposed a new master-planned city of 400,000 residents in Solano County.
Tejon Ranch is the largest contiguous private landholding in California.
California spent about $24 billion on homelessness from 2018 to 2023.
In 2025, the Trump administration eliminated 988's specialized LGBTQI+ support service.
HHS used incentives and penalties to move doctors from paper to electronic medical records.
California SB 79 seeks to allow denser housing around public transportation.
San Jose creates no-encampment zones near some interim housing sites after outreach.
New affordable housing in San Jose can cost $1 million per unit.
A California bill to cap annual rent increases at 5% failed in the Legislature.
California spent $24 billion on homelessness programs while homelessness increased.
Buffy Wicks is proposing a $10 billion California housing bond.
California sued Huntington Beach over housing while Xavier Becerra was state attorney general.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed Executive Directive 1 to expedite affordable housing approvals.
Los Angeles Measure ULA applies to multifamily and commercial property sales, not only single-family homes.
California Proposition 15, a 2020 commercial property tax reform measure, failed.
California Proposition 56 passed with over 60% of the vote.
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.
The 988 Lifeline offers mental health crisis and suicide prevention support by phone, text, and chat.
California's Tenant Protection Act caps annual rent increases at 5% plus inflation.
California abolished redevelopment agencies under Governor Jerry Brown.
The GI Bill helped U.S. veterans buy homes.