September 2025 Newsletter | Mid-Month Update

California’s State Legislature passed a flurry of housing and homelessness bills by September 13, the last day of this year’s legislative session, despite multiple competing issues and deadlines. The Governor has until October 13 to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature. This year, the Legislature focused much of its energy related to housing on bills boosting production by removing regulatory barriers, incentivizing cities to plan for and approve housing production at scale, reducing costs, and creating financial tools to facilitate new construction. Most notably, the Fast Track Housing Package aimed to make housing more affordable by slashing red [...]