California Clears More Than 1,250 Homeless Encampments in 12 Months Published: Aug 26, 2022 Since September 2021, the state has cleared an average 100 encampments per month SACRAMENTO - In September 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state had prioritized 100 high-profile encampment sites on state land to clear. Its harming not only themselves, but their families, the economy, their community.. The Governor today signed a package of bills to increase coordination and accountability of the states homelessness spending, including AB 1220 by Assemblymember Luz Rivas (D-Arleta) which reforms the former Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council, renaming it the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, and bolsters the Councils powers through new data mandates and oversight authorities. Yet California Democrats continue to handicap law enforcement's ability to enforce laws against homeless individuals to force them to get the mental health and substance abuse treatment they need. Environmental groups have rallied behind the idea of SB 1137 for years, saying that a space or setback zone will keep communities farther from the impacts of leaking wells and pollution. These include: SB 10, which authorizes local governments to zone any parcel for up to 10 units of residential density when the parcel is located in a transit-rich area, a jobs-rich area or an urban infill site . That analysis also says a side benefit of the law, AB 2011, will be a decrease in vehicle miles traveled and tailpipe emissions, as there will be housing adjacent to work and shopping. The legislation, introduced by Democratic assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, was approved in the state senate by 39 votes to nil. SB 591 authorizes the establishment of intergenerational housing developments that would include senior citizens, caregivers and transition-age youth in order to permit developers who receive local or state funds or tax credits designated for affordable rental housing to prioritize and restrict occupancy of certain developments to senior citizens, caregivers and transition-age youth. It also allows for housing on that land, and exempts such projects from local approval processes and the California Environmental Quality Act. Shall the measure entitled The City of Sacramento Emergency Shelter and Enforcement Act of 2022 - which requires identification of a minimum number of emergency shelter spaces based on the estimated number of homeless persons; conditions enforcement of the city's unlawful camping ordinance on shelter space availability; prohibits encampments; allows residents to bring action against the . AB 1029 permits HCD to add the preservation of affordable housing units to a list of pro-housing, local policies that allow cities and counties to qualify for extra points or preference when scoring program applications for state programs, including the AHSC grant program, Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program and the Infill Incentive Grant (IIG) Program of 2007 for award cycles commenced after July 1, 2021. Atkins own AB 154, which passed in 2013 and permitted nurse practitioners to conduct first-trimester abortions under a doctors supervision. AB 1377 requires the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) to conduct a needs assessment to determine projected student housing needs by campus by July 1, 2022, for the 2022-2023 through 2026-2027 fiscal years and to create a student housing plan, with a focus on affordable student housing, that outlines how they will meet projected student housing needs and to update that plan every three years. There are some new laws in California in 2023, including the minimum wage and jaywalking. California is investing an unprecedented $22 billion to tackle these systemic issues, with $12 billion allocated for homelessness and behavioral health services to help get tens of thousands of people off the streets or avoid homelessness altogether. (See Holland & Knight's previous alert, "California Legislature Passes Housing Crisis Act of 2019 and Rent Control Bill, Among Others," Sept. 12, 2019.) This year, CapRadio is focusing on 10 new laws that could impact your world. January 5, 2022. Stripping bad cops of their badges For decades, bad cops could skirt discipline by jumping from one California police force to another. ", Drivers will now be required to move into another lane when passing a cyclist in the same direction if this can be done "with due regard for safety and traffic conditions" and is "practicable and not prohibited by law.". Combined, the funding will lead to the creation of over 84,000 new affordable homes for Californians, including over 44,000 new housing units and treatment beds for people exiting homelessness. He said housing discrimination against former inmates is rampant throughout our state and pushes many to the streets. In order to qualify, the housing development must meet or comply with a number of requirements, especially 1) consistency with all of the locality's applicable objective zoning, subdivision and design review standards, 2) the housing development will not require the demolition of affordable housing or rent controlled units, units that have been occupied in the preceding 10 years or a historic structure, 3) either 10 percent or 50 percent of the units (depending upon the jurisdiction's performance permitting enough housing to meet its share if its state-assigned regional housing need targets ) are designated at BMR rents or housing costs, 4) prevailing wage and "skilled and trained" workforce requirements for contractors and subcontractors, and 5) other locational requirements generally targeting infill housing locations. There's nothing stopping CalGEM, which is the agency responsible for permitting in California, to just stop permitting within the setback zone, Naseck said. Some of the new laws became effective immediately and others, including some that were signed into law just weeks ago, take effect January 1, 2023, or later. In 2022, California Gov. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. It also requires the agency to report on student housing projects receiving density bonuses as part of a housing element annual report. The SDBL grants bonuses, concessions, waivers and parking reductions to projects with qualifying affordable housing. But now, the law could be put on hold. Thats certainly not the experience of all fast-food workers, but a significant and sizable amount; more than other industries.. A fourth part of the bill doesnt go into effect until 2024. While larger companies hit the $15 per hour minimum wage in January 2022, smaller businesses had an extra year to meet the requirement. AB 1180 amends the definition of the type of land a local agency may declare as "exempt surplus land" to include the transfer of surplus land to a federally recognized California Native American tribe. It passed the Senate 39-0. (See Holland & Knight's previous annual recaps of California Housing Laws in the final section below.) Julie Leopo/EdSource. When Governor Newsom took office, California lacked money, coordination and accountability in tackling the states homelessness crisis. We need to start implementing some things that work so that all students in California can be successful in having very strong academic foundations instead of taking a child and disciplining them and kicking them out of their learning environment either temporarily or permanently, she said. If the answer is no, they then do not get paroled, Martin explained. In 2022, the minimum wage in California was $14 an hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees and. SB 290 first builds on a 2018 law by Sen. Skinner, SB 1227, providing for density bonuses for projects that included student housing pursuant to the SDBL. To qualify, a project must consist of three to 10 units in a multifamily residential zone or mixed-use zone in an urbanized area and cannot be within a single-family zone or within a historic district. As women from restrictive states come to California, closing our provider gap is more important than ever.. AFFH means, among other things, "taking meaningful actions that overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities" and "address significant disparities in housing needs and in access to opportunity." Researchers have found a strong link between leaving prison and entering homelessness, but have struggled to find exact data. 1: One For the Road When restaurants shut down in-person dining early in the pandemic, the laws governing. Many of these provisions were originally due to sunset in 2025. That's about to change. AB 838, effective July 1, 2022, requires a city or country to investigate a complaint of a substandard building. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Every year, new laws are approved in California in the hope of tackling the problems people face in the Golden State. Most affordable housing programs and laws target "lower income" households (which, in most counties, are generally households who earn less than 80 percent of Area Median Income [AMI]). Although clearly a new requirement, AB 491 states that it is declaratory of existing law (apparently a reference to the fact the authors believe that isolating BMR units may violate current fair housing or anti-discrimination requirements), which means that state and local building officials may apply it retroactively. Several new laws add transparency to the process for updating the Housing Element and progress on meeting the Housing Element's goals by imposing additional noticing and reporting obligations on local jurisdictions. The legislation additionally requires the SGC to adopt guidelines or selection criteria for the AHSC program that include both affordable housing rental and owner-occupied affordable housing units. Learn more about these and other new laws below. The . Further linking housing with health care, the legislation names California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly and Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramrez as Co-Chairs of the Council. But, opponents of the law want to stop it before it starts. Here's a breakdown of 11 of those new laws taking effect in 2022, most of which lawmakers approved in the last session - (a few videos cover more than one new law on the same subject). Published: Feb 16, 2022 Seven new Homekey projects will provide 387 housing units SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced more than $116 million in funding for seven Homekey projects across the state. AB 491 requires that, for any residential structure with five or more residential dwelling units that include both affordable housing units and market-rate housing units, the BMR units must provide the same access to common entrances, areas and amenities as non-BMR units, and the building "shall not isolate the affordable housing units within that structure to a specific floor or an area on a specific floor." It will be important to plan for affordable and market-rate unit integration from an entitlement, financing and construction perspective. Altogether, the efforts highlighted today represent a comprehensive strategy to get more Californians off the streets faster than ever before and into the health services and housing they need all at a fraction of the cost of previous efforts. Ian Cull has the details. But at the same time, we know $15 is barely enough at this point in time.. The law builds on existing law that allows parties to eliminate unenforceable racially restrictive covenants from recorded documents but goes dramatically further by making any recorded CC&Rs that restrict the number, size or location of residences that may be built on a property, or that restrict the number of persons or families who may reside on a property, unenforceable against the owner of a 100 percent BMR housing development that is affordable to lower-income households. Thats in the wake of a 2020 report showing the latter district has one of the highest suspension rates for Black students, mainly boys, in California. AB 306 removes these requirements and requires DGS to approve the plans, specifications and methods of construction of certain factory-built school buildings to exclude from the definition of "school building" any building used or intended to be used by a school district as residential housing, meaning any building used as a personal residence by a teacher or employee of a school district or community college district. All rights reserved. Hopefully this will increase the use of bikes and make it safer for folks on the road.. The extra 50-cent boost in 2023 is because the law includes a provision requiring the minimum wage to increase with inflation. Martin said he hopes the new law will spark plans for how the state can house people exiting prisons, not just while theyre on parole, but permanently. Kobi Naseck, coalition coordinator for environmental group VISION, says that even if the referendum effort is successful, that doesnt necessarily mean the end for these protections. During 2022 just under 1,000 laws were approved in California and are set to start impacting the lives of state residents across a wide variety of topics. In connection with for-sale density bonus units that qualified a developer for an award of a density bonus under the SDBL, SB 728 requires that such unit be either 1) initially occupied by a person or family of the required income, offered at an affordable housing cost and subject to an equity sharing agreement, or 2) purchased by a qualified nonprofit housing organization receiving a property tax welfare exemption. The first installment in our series helping you keep up to date tracking the latest laws passed by the California legislature up in Sacramento. Most of those convicted of non-violent and non-sexual offenses will be able to have their criminal records permanently sealed after a period of time, in a bid to help reintegrate convicts back into Californian society. Leaving people on the streets and our highways is dangerous and inhumane. Read on for five of the most important laws that all California landlords need to know as 2022 approaches. AB 977 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) implements new data mandates under the states Homeless Management Information System, allowing policymakers to better track and evaluate the effectiveness of homelessness funding around the state. The UC Berkeley Labor Centermaintains a list. Jay Jordan, the CEO of Alliance for Safety and Justice, a nonprofit that supported SB 731, said the barriers ex-convicts face in life after prison are referred to as collateral consequences., If people who have served their time, who did everything the system said they needed to do, are not given a second chance, thats not democracy, thats not justice, thats just pure punitive, Jordan said. Jared Sanchez is a senior policy advocate at the California Bicycle Coalition, a nonprofit also known as CalBike. 09/21/2022 04:30 AM EDT. Previously, California's short-term runaway and homeless youth shelters limited young people (minors 12-18) to stays of no more than 21 consecutive days. California is investing billions of dollars to house thousands of people and clean up our communities and streets. Los Angeles County is seeking co-applicants for the funding. From healthcare to marriage to law enforcement, these new rules affect the daily lives of everyone in the state. This Holland & Knight alert takes a closer look at the laws that the Legislature passed and that Gov. Sex offenders would not be eligible. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law a hefty package of legislation aimed at addressing California's mounting homelessness crisis. Los Angeles' new sweeping ordinance to restrict sleeping and homeless encampments in certain areas of the city went into effect Friday, but only accessibility obstructions will be enforced until . New California Cannabis Laws for 2022 January 11, 2022 Several new cannabis laws are now in effect in California for 2022. The Legislature also focused on encouraging student and intergenerational housing planning and production. California Labor Commissioner Launches Online Wage Claim Application. Large jurisdictions are required to adopt a capital improvement plan as part of the nexus study. Those exemptions could both speed up the process and lower the cost of building homes. The SDBL continues to be the most commonly used tool to increase housing density and production. SB 791 establishes within HCD the California Surplus Land Unit to provide technical assistance to local agencies and developers to "facilitate the development and construction of residential housing on local surplus land." The Democrats currently hold veto-proof super majorities in both houses. As such, this law strengthens the enforcement tools that may be used against noncompliant jurisdictions. Newsom could have an eventful year with insiders tipping him as a possible Democratic Party candidate for the 2024 presidential election, especially if Joe Biden decides not to seek a second term. The law, Senate Bill 1375 authored by Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins, builds on two existing laws: Atkins says the new measure clarifies those laws and allows for more trained nurse practitioners in high-need areas to perform surgical, or aspiration abortions, whereby suction is used to remove the contents of the uterus. Additionally, an agency may not deny a housing development project located on an existing legal parcel solely on the basis that the lot area does not meet the agency's requirement for minimum lot size. SACRAMENTO In September 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state had prioritized 100 high-profile encampment sites on state land to clear. A coalition called Save Local Restaurants, whose biggest funders are In-N-Out Burger, Chipotle, and Starbucks (among others), has submitted more than a million signatures to put the issue on the ballot in 2024. Mental and behavioral health: Assembly Bill 309, Senate Bill 14 and Senate Bill 224. December 22, 2021 Annual Series on New California Laws Sacramento, Calif.- Part 22 in New California Laws for 2022. The Legislature also focused particular attention on issues of fair housing and equity, including a new law that requires all BMR homes within a development to be integrated and have the same access to common areas and amenities as non-BMR homes with apparent retroactive effect. Assembly Bill 89 would require all community colleges in California to create a universal policing curriculum, and it would raise the minimum age for new officers from 18 to 21. As in previous years, the California Legislature passed a large volume of laws related to housing in the 2021 legislative session. A qualifying intergenerational housing development must have at least 80 percent of the units occupied by at least one senior citizen, defined as a person 55 years of age or older, and up to 20 percent of the units occupied by at least one caregiver or transition-age youth. California Gov. SACRAMENTO - This year, the California Legislature passed and Governor Gavin Newsom signed historic measures to fight climate change, protect women's right to choose, support small businesses, pay equity and more. AB 257 would address working conditions that have been long-standing issues in the fast-food industry, Koonse said. Businesses with 26 or more employees will be required to pay a $15 minimum wage starting in 2022. Schools are tasked with figuring out just how many students are homeless, but it's not easy even in a state where nearly 270,000 homeless students are . In Sacramento County, two school districts have started to implement and experiment with restorative justice practices: Natomas and Sacramento City. Fast-food workers in California were hoping for higher wages in the New Year after Governor Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation back on Labor Day. To say, You cannot write the N-word on the wall at school. As previously reported, SB 10 provides that if local agencies choose to adopt an ordinance to allow up to 10 dwelling units on any parcel within a transit-rich area or urban infill site, the rezoning will be exempt from environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), but subsequent project approvals are not necessarily exempt, unless the local agency adopts a ministerial approval process or there is another exemption or local law that exempts the project. Democratic Assembly member Buffy Wicks, who drafted the act, says it marks a turning point for Californias housing production needs no longer will lack of land be an issue. Gov. Senate Bill 903 authored by now-retired Senator Bob Hertzberg attempts to measure this prison-to-streets pipeline. (For more details regarding the SLA, see Holland & Knight's previous alert, "California's 2020 Housing Laws: What You Need to Know," Oct. 18, 2019). Under the legislation, certified nurse midwives and qualified nurse practitioners will be able to carry out abortions, without requiring a physician to be supervising the procedure. For full text details and authorship regarding chaptered laws and the effective dates, please click on the bill number below for access to the California Legislature official releases. Supporters of the new law say serving prison time can change the trajectory of a persons life permanently and unfairly. Bauer-Kahan commented: "A noose and a swastika and a burning cross were treated differently, both where they could legally be placed and how they were treated as a penalty. Existing law requires school buildings to meet heightened standards for earthquake safety in order to protect children and requires the California Department of General Services (DGS) to approve plans and construction methods for such buildings. SEIU, the states largest union, says the restaurant coalitions signature-gathering effort was purposely misleading to voters and says it has video to prove it, which the LA Times reviewed. One law at the. State law recognizes two further subcategories of "lower income" households: "Very Low Income" and "Extremely Low Income" households (whose incomes vary by county but who typically earn less than 50 percent, and 30 percent, of AMI, respectively). AB 345 further facilitates ADUs by removing the requirement for a local agency to first pass an ordinance allowing the conveyance of an ADU separately from a primary residence (which can be an extended process) before such conveyance occurs and permits an ADU to be sold or conveyed separately from the primary residence to a qualified buyer (low- and moderate-income individuals and families as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 50093) and if certain conditions are met, including that the primary residence or ADU was built by a qualified nonprofit corporation and that the property is held pursuant to a recorded tenancy in common agreement. The intent of the bill is to provide the financial and technical support necessary for the UC and CSU systems and for community college campuses to build affordable housing to meet the urgent and growing needs of California's students. The Legislature did not advance any significant new streamlining laws, but it did create opportunities for creative project applicants to use provisions such as the SDBL to create feasible housing opportunities and to invoke the HAA and the HCA to move project approvals forward. That office will likely conclude their review of the submitted signatures sometime in January. By Ariel Gans. Ian Cull has the details. Deputies responded around 3:30 a.m. to reports of multiple shots fired at the residence . This year, the California governor, Gavin Newsom, is pushing a $14bn investment in homelessness solutions, meant to create 55,000 new housing units and treatment slots. FAR is a common mechanism in local zoning codes that limits the total floor area of a building in relation to the square footage of a lot. The record storms that pummeled California have also been a boon to Southern California surfers, who have been riding massive waves the likes of which haven't been seen in years. The budget. Applicants who submit qualifying preliminary applications for housing developments prior to Jan. 1, 2030, can now invoke vesting rights until Jan. 1, 2034. The third change removes a statewide ban on Class 3 electric bikes which are the fastest available from certain facilities, but local governments can still ban them from equestrian, hiking and recreational trails. Agencies must update nexus fee studies at least every eight years from the period beginning on Jan. 1, 2022. The budget Governor Newsom signed earlier this year includes $700 million for encampment resolution grants with $350 million earmarked for assisting those living on state right-of-way property. During 2022 just under 1,000 laws were approved in California and are set to start impacting the lives of state residents across a wide variety of topics. She says the bill was, in part, prompted by discrepancies in the existing law, as well as by the uptick in hate crimes and nooses in school settings. However, if the government does NOT provide enough shelters, it may NOT prevent people from sleeping on the streets at night.2Martin v Boise (2018) - 9th Circuit The Legislature took little action to streamline the approval of housing developments other than to extend and revise previously enacted laws. AB 1398 requires a locality that fails to adopt a housing element that the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has found to be in substantial compliance with state law within 120 days of the statutory deadline to complete this required rezoning no later than one year from the deadline for adoption of the housing element and prohibits the Housing Element from being found in substantial compliance until that rezoning is completed. It requires agencies to identify an existing level of services for public facilities and information supporting the agency's actions in increasing fees and requires agencies to impose fees on a housing development proportionately to the square footage of the development or make findings for a different methodology. Our efforts are a model for the nation, and more importantly, were getting people off the streets and into the housing and services they deserve.. Hundreds of new laws will take effect across California in 2023. Advocates say they are hopeful that SB 731 is expansive enough to avoid racial disparities like this. Here are 11 categories of new laws that take effect next year across California. One reason current data is unreliable is that inmates often tell parole boards they have housing, even if they dont, according to Chris Martin, policy director with Housing California, a nonprofit that supported the law. Benjamin Oreskes Aug. 2, 2022 Updated 4:28 PM PT The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to prohibit homeless people from setting up tents within 500 feet of schools and day-care centers,.
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