California Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Affordable Housing Bond

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State Sen. Jim Beall, D-San Jose, and other Democratic lawmakers make pitch for housing legislation at the State Building and Construction Trades Council in Sacramento. Photo by Guy Marzorati/KQED

By Guy Marzorati, KQED News
Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic leaders in the Senate and Assembly have reached a deal on a $4 billion bond measure to fund affordable housing in the state.

The measure addresses one cause of California’s affordable housing crisis: a lack of state funding to construct homes for low-income residents. 

Read the complete story at KQED News. 

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