Help Pass Major California Housing Legislation

Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) announced that an agreement has been reached on legislation that will provide a $4 billion infusion of funding for affordable housing from bond sales. 

Senate Bill 3 (Beall) proposes $4 billion in bonds for affordable housing, including $1 billion to extend the CalVet Home Loan Program, which is currently scheduled to expire in 2018. 

"The housing crisis not only hurts millions of Californians trying to pay the rent or buy a home, it is a drain on our economy and a danger to our future," Speaker Rendon said. "The bond agreement we have reached provides badly needed funding to help Californians, including our veterans, find safe, affordable housing. We've said before: it shouldn't cost an arm and a leg to put a roof over your head - and this agreement will make housing more affordable for many Californians." 

"We cannot continue to ignore California's startling lack of affordable housing," Senate Leader de León said. "In too many of our cities, teachers, police officers, firefighters and service workers - the people we rely on every day to keep us safe, feed us and educate our kids - can't even afford to live in the communities they serve. This agreement is not a fix-all, but the immediate $4 billion investment will bring down the cost of housing and prevent further harm to our economy and quality of life."

SB 3 is expected to be taken up in the Senate and Assembly prior to the end of the legislative session on September 15.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   

1) Contact your legislators this week to say you support SB 2 (Atkins), the Building Homes and Jobs Act, and SB 3 (Beall), the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018.

Find your state representatives here.

2) Please call the following legislators - regardless of where you live - to encourage their support.

Assemblymember Jim Cooper (Elk Grove): 916-319-2009

Assemblymember Adam Gray (Merced): 916-319-2021

Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula (Fresno): 916-319-2031

Assemblymember Rudy Salas (Bakersfield): 916-319-2032

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (Thousand Oaks): 916-319-2044

Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (Azusa): 916-319-2048

Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (Corona): 916-319-2060

Assemblymember Jose Medina (Riverside): 916-319-2061

Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (Santa Ana): 916-319-2065

Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (Los Angeles): 916-319-2066

Assemblymember Tom Daly (Anaheim): 916-319-2069

Thank you for making the time to take action.  Together, our voices are louder.