March 26, 2026
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MEETING NOTES HERE
HOME Member Spotlight: NPHS Inc, Land Banking Study
If you would like to watch a recording of Ryan’s presentation, you can find it here: Land Banking Study Presentation
Study Findings (Part 1): Exploring Land Banking as a Tool for Affordable Housing in the Inland Empire
Questions should be directed to Ryan Sears, Head of Policy and Research, NPHS Inc: ryan@nphsinc.org
Study purpose: to assess if land banking could be a viable, data-informed strategy for expanding affordable housing opportunities in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Takeaway: there are some areas where redeveloping tax delinquent properties will be a good strategy for building more affordable housing, and others that will be less feasible.
Contextual Constraints:
High wildfire risk in multiple cluster areas
Limited public transportation and mobility access
Zoning restrictions incompatible with residential uses
Infrastructure gaps
Market pressures that may limit affordable acquisition
There are around 20,000 tax delinquent parcels that go up for auction every year in California. Of those, around 50% would be developable as affordable housing, annually.
Voting: HOME Coalition Letter Bills
If you were unable to attend the meeting, you still have until 5pm on April 3rd to vote: HOME Coalition Letter Poll
Proposed Bills:
SB 996 (Padilla)
SB 1092 (Allen)
AB 939 (Schultz)
AB 1740 (Zbur)
AB 1294 (Haney)
Legislative Update
HOME Priority Bills
SB 1116 (Caballero): SB 1116 will streamline the construction of smaller, lower-cost “starter” homes for home ownership by making several improvements to existing state housing law.
Schedule to be heard in Senate Housing on April 7!
Please consider submitting a support letter by 12pm on April 1 for the first hearing (Emily can help draft and submit!).
Reach out to Emily with questions or for help submitting support: emily@cayimby.org.
AB 1406 (Ward): AB 1406 will give more Californians a pathway to affordable homeownership by raising current limits on homebuyer deposits in new housing developments.
This is a two-year bill and won’t be heard in committee for a couple more months.
But you can still submit a support letter!