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Governor Newsom cuts red tape, helping build more affordable housing

Published July 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 42:18

But I thought there was a lot of good thinking and a lot of smart work that was done on it. Federal government, states have limited roles and responsibility when it comes to [housing and homelessness]. these things. Localism is determinative on all this housing and homelessness. It's a bottom up construct. So it's really about getting rid of those regulatory thickets. (42:18–42:24)

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Asserts that the federal government and states have limited roles in housing and homelessness.

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“Take a look at that housing bill that was done federally. Looks a lot like what we've been doing here in the state of California.”
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“Localism is determinative on all this housing and homelessness.”
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