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Gavin Newsom: “We estimate with that reform and the reforms that I'll get…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Governor Newsom cuts red tape, helping build more affordable housing

Published | Video Starts at 28:34

What does that mean? You reduce bureaucracy, you increase access and transparency. That drives down cost, drives down the time to a project. And We estimate with that reform and the reforms that I'll get to in a moment on impact fees, that we can reduce the cost per unit by 60 to $70,000. A governor has not been able to say that in years and years in this state. That's progress. And that impact fee is an important part. I saw this firsthand. (28:34–28:46)

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Asserts that reforms can reduce housing unit costs by $60,000 to $70,000.

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