State Democrats Propose $1.3 Billion Affordable Housing Plan

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The site of Harper Crossing, an affordable housing building for seniors in Berkeley. A proposal in the Legislature would help fund housing developments across the state. Photo by Amy Mostafa/KQED

By Stephanie Martin Taylor, KQED News Fix/The California Report

A group of Democratic state lawmakers wants to tackle the California housing crisis by using money from this year’s state budget surplus.

Bay Area Assembly Democrats David Chiu of San Francisco and Tony Thurmond of Richmond unveiled the $1.3 billion plan at a news conference in Sacramento on Monday.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix/The California Report. 

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