Gavin Newsom: “42 CEQA reform bills created a housing accountability Unit…”

“There was something called a pandemic that may have had a little impact. Issues of interest rates may have had. A little impact on housing production outpacing every other. But hold on, hold on. Except Hawaii. 42 CEQA reform bills created a housing accountability Unit. And we're, we're making, we're making big progress. We've done all the rezoning we've been pounding in this space. There's no administration in modern California history that's done more to reform the housing space and the regulatory space as it relates to the issue of housing.” (1:05:53–1:06:00)

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