California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two new bills aimed at addressing the state’s housing crisis and homelessness.
Newsom said the two new laws give more tools for local governments to provide housing.
The big picture: Assembly Bill 2835 makes it easier for homeless individuals to stay at privately owned motels and hotels for longer than 30 days, which has been a strategy used by local governments to get people off the streets.
- Assembly Bill 3057 focuses on junior accessory dwelling units (ADUs) created within single-family homes.
- These units, up to 500 feet in size, will be exempt from requirements mandated under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), reducing time and cost for developments.
What he’s saying: “The homelessness crisis demands immediate and innovative action, not the status quo,” Newsom said in a statement. “With these new laws, local governments have even more tools to provide housing. I urge them to fully utilize the state’s unprecedented resources to address homelessness.”
