All the legislation in the world will not create more housing. Newsom wants affordable housing and government-controlled housing. We have a lack of water, bad forest management. We have a shortage of firefighting personnel because Newsom banned a group of trained firefighters from helping.
“Senator Jesse Arreguín introduced Senate Bill 502 to help fund the predevelopment costs of workforce housing projects that some school districts are establishing, a California Department of Education media release said. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is sponsoring the proposed senate bill that he said will build over two million affordable housing units.
“California’s housing crisis is driving talented educators and school staff away from the communities that need them most,” Thurmond said.”
Thanks to Sacramento, even if you can afford a house, the cost of insurance will be too high for most—thanks to government policies. We also know the homes will have brownouts, lack of water. The lack of water will cause the insurance companies to raise their invoices.
Proposed legislation aims to address affordable housing for educators
EdSource, 2/21/25 https://edsource.org/updates/proposed-legislation-aims-to-address-affordable-housing-for-educators
Lawmakers in the California Senate and the Assembly, both chambers of state government, have proposed ways to help educators obtain affordable housing, according to media releases emailed to EdSource.
Senator Jesse Arreguín introduced Senate Bill 502 to help fund the predevelopment costs of workforce housing projects that some school districts are establishing, a California Department of Education media release said. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is sponsoring the proposed senate bill that he said will build over two million affordable housing units.
“California’s housing crisis is driving talented educators and school staff away from the communities that need them most,” Thurmond said.
In the California Assembly, Assemblymembers Buffy Wicks and Al Muratsuchi proposed legislation to streamline the process for school districts and county education offices to dedicate school property to workforce housing projects, according to a media release from the California School Boards Association. The school board association, cityLAB-UCLA and TRiO Plus are sponsoring the proposed legislation that will presumably improve housing affordability and reduce teacher and staff turnover. According to the release, every county in California has school-owned land suitable for workforce housing.
Legislators in both the Senate and Assembly shared a similar sentiment: California’s lack of affordable housing threatens the quality of TK-12 education.
“The scarcity of housing is making it increasingly difficult to recruit and retain educators,” said Senator Arreguín. “Educators and all workers deserve to live in the communities they serve.”
