Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur, D-West Hollywood, has unveiled a series of bills aimed at addressing California’s homeless crisis. Zbur’s Affordable Housing and Homelessness Resources Package includes four bills. AB 1431, the California Housing Security Act, aims to help the most housing insecure Californians remain in their homes during challenging economic times. AB 1335 requires planning and reporting for sustainable housing development to be more transparent, better aligned with housing and sustainability goals, and incentivizes sustainable housing near transit to reduce reliance on cars. Zbur believes that it is more cost-effective to keep people in their existing homes than to intervene after they become homeless.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 25, 2023 05:59 UTC