California officials have approved Long Beach’s plan for building new housing, but the city will still have to make room for another 10,000 units on a sped-up deadline thanks to a recently-passed state law—or potentially be frozen out of state and federal funding sources.
Long Beach is one of 207 jurisdictions that are out of compliance with a law that requires jurisdictions to have a state-approved plan that dictates what kind of housing can be built where, known as a Housing Element.
While the plan does not guarantee any housing will be built, it identifies parcels where future housing could be built based on local zoning rules.
We can’t afford to cripple Downtown’s opportunity to become a thriving waterfront city that is considered a destination location for visitors and a great place to live for our residents… I ask our fellow residents to share their opinions with elected officials and urge the City Council to approve the Housing Element as recommended by the city staff without modification.
