Attorney General Bonta argues those standards are not objective, noting the city approved a separate project for the same neighborhood that included market-rate housing on the first floor. The Elk Grove Planning Commission denied Excelerate's project last year because they said having residences on the first floor violated the city's standard for that part of town.
Developers would still need to follow some rules, including a city's housing standards. It would include on-site support services, such mental health counseling, job placement and substance abuse help.Ī state law law passed in 2017 says if a city does not build enough new housing to meet state-approved goals, then developers can build projects without going through the local government’s normal approval process.
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The project would include 66 permanent apartments for people who are experiencing homelessness, plus one for a manager. The dispute centers on the Oak Rose Apartments, a development proposed by Excelerate Housing Group, an affordable housing company based in Long Beach. “The City of Elk Grove is not a bad actor,” she said.
Singh-Allen said the city is “doing its part to support affordable housing,” noting more than 1,100 new affordable housing units are in some stage of development there. Karen Hallock, an attorney for the project's developers, disputes that, saying the city flatly denied the project. “That can seem small, but every time we say no to housing we make homelessness worse in California,” said Megan Kirkeby, deputy director for housing policy development for the California Department of Housing and Community Development.Įlk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen said the city did not reject the project for people currently without homes, it simply ruled it was not eligible to be fast-tracked under a 2017 California housing law. Monday's lawsuit was different in that the dispute is over a single 67-unit apartment complex, signaling how far state officials are willing to go. In March, the state sued the city of Huntington Beach and accused its leaders of ignoring state housing laws requiring them to build 13,000 new homes over the next eight years. Last year, Newsom briefly withheld $1 billion in funding from local governments because he was unhappy with their plans to reduce homelessness. Newsom, a Democrat with potential presidential aspirations, and Bonta - a potential candidate for governor in 2026 - have been aggressively monitoring local enforcement of state housing laws. But the state only averages about 125,000 new homes per year, almost two-thirds shy of what's needed. California, the nation's most populous state, needs to build 2.5 million homes by 2030 to keep up with demand, according to the California Department of Housing and Community Development. The lawsuit escalates a conflict between the state and local governments over how many housing projects cities should approve, and how fast they should build them. Gavin Newsom's administration jointly sued the Elk Grove, arguing city officials broke the law by denying the project and accusing them of discriminating against low income families. Estimated precipitation: 7.25 mm.Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. The precipitation may fall as scattered showers of varying intensity. Estimated precipitation: 14 mm.Ĭhance of rain in the morning (between 10 am and 1 pm). Estimated precipitation: 2.5625 mm.Ĭhance of rain late in the afternoon and in the evening (between 2 pm and 8 pm). Estimated precipitation: 11.8125 mm.Ĭhance of light rain from morning till evening (between 6 am and 6 pm). Estimated precipitation: 4.875 mm.Ĭhance of rain in the morning (before 7 am and from 10 am to 1 pm). Estimated precipitation: 11 mm.Ĭhance of rain late in the afternoon (between 4 pm and 7 pm) and during the night (after 10 pm). Chance of rain early in the morning (between 4 am and 10 am) and again in the evening (after 7 pm).
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