The governor also took questions about a crime measure on the November ballot.
Gov. Gavin Newsom touts a package of 32 housing bills he signed into law during a press conference in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. Gov. Gavin Newsom was in San Francisco on Thursday to tout a housing bill package he signed into law that aims to crack down on development-resistant cities and force local officials to speed up the approval process for new housing projects and homeless shelters, among other goals.
In the Bay Area, developers have proposed at least 98 builder’s remedy projects across 18 cities. However, some, including” homeless shelters, such as tiny homes and converted motel rooms. Unlike traditional dorm-style group shelters with strict rules and little privacy, interim sites are meant to offer residents individual rooms to provide a more welcoming and stable environment while they receive help finding permanent housing.
But some advocates for homeless people, while supporting the bill, say adding more shelter space amounts to only a temporary solution. They’ve been critical of recent decisions by San Jose and other cities to shift money meant for affordable housing toward building shelters.
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