A recent poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California highlighted that Californians consider housing supply, living costs, and homelessness as the most critical issues facing the state. Despite numerous efforts by Governor Gavin Newsom and legislators to address these issues, little progress has been made. A study titled “BUILD HOMES, EXPAND OPPORTUNITY” by the George W. Bush Institute at Southern Methodist University revealed that California is an outlier in terms of increasing housing supply and moderating costs. The study identified the most successful metropolitan areas for addressing the housing affordability crisis, which are mostly in the Sun Belt and Mountain states. These areas have pro-growth housing and land-use policies that make it easier for developers to build. California metros were notably absent from the list of top pro-housing areas and were heavily represented in the list of the most restrictive metros. The report urges California politicians to consider adopting similar housing policies to make the state more housing-friendly. Dan Walters, a CalMatters columnist, emphasized that California’s current approach to housing, living costs, and homelessness is heading in the wrong direction.
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