September 25, 2025

Written By California YIMBY

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Local Updates - Follow Up Info and Invites

Read the full meeting notes to see the latest updates from all attendees!

  • Neighborhood Housing Services of LA County: 

    • Join us for the Rebuild & Recovery Workshops with NHS LA County and the Restore the Legacy LA Coalition:

      • Location: First Church of the Nazarene, Pasadena

      • Date/TimeL Saturday, October 4 | 11AM–5PM

    • Register now at nhslacounty.org/events 

    • For more info, email Gerald at gphillips@nhslacounty.org 

  • California Community Builders: 

    • CCB is working with Casita Coalition on getting more local jurisdictions to opt in to AB 1033, and doing follow up education on implementation.

      • Additional information on AB 1033 here!

Sacramento Update

  • Legislative session ended September 13 (yes, there was Saturday session!). Now we are in the 30 day window for the Governor to sign legislation – anything not signed or vetoed within 30 days automatically becomes law (a sort of “pocket signature”).

  • Send in a letter of support for any legislation you want to encourage him to sign: leg.unit@gov.ca.gov!

Policy Discussion: Equal Housing Opportunity

  • Key Takeaways

    • Some ongoing challenges:

      • Single family zoning

      • Not being able to target resources in a way that deliberately takes into account race, ethnicity, and other characteristics

      • Penalizing/discriminating against multigenerational households trying to qualify for income-based programs

      • Addressing the power of private equity firms in the housing market

      • Discrimination against formerly incarcerated renters, particularly by smaller mom and pop landlords

      • City policies that make it difficult to rezone underutilized land for more housing

    • Solutions to consider:

      • Opening single-family neighborhoods up to more gentle density

      • Taxing homes not used as primary dwellings

      • Removing the MID on second homes

      • Curbing land speculation and the power of private equity firms

      • Builders remedy type process for approvals

Policy Poll

  • What HOME policy principles area would you prefer HOME to focus on next year?

    • Top priority:

      • 56%: End the housing shortage.

      • 33%: Increase homeownership rates.

      • 11%: Amplify the voices of vulnerable communities.

    • Second priority: 

      • 44%: Bring down skyrocketing living costs.

      • 22%: End the housing shortage.

      • 11%: End discriminatory housing policies.

      • 11%: Increase homeownership rates.

      • 11%: Amplify the voices of vulnerable communities.

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