Download or read book Examining Affordable Housing Policy Impacts on Local Development Trends in California written by Natalie Baldacci and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Professional Capstone assists Professors Moira O'Neill and Eric Biber in their Comprehensive Assessment of Land Use Entitlements Study (CALES) to answer questions about whether and how land use regulation shapes housing development patterns in California, with a particular focus on affordable housing development, in high-cost areas. The lack of affordable housing is one of California's most pressing planning issues. Since the 1970s, California's state housing framework, the Housing Element, has addressed housing shortage issues by requiring local governments to accommodate their fair share of regionally needed housing. However, these efforts have historically failed as 97% of local governments have never met their production requirements every housing cycle. Recently, the California Legislature passed two packages of bills, the 2017/2018 Housing Package, to address ongoing housing shortage and systematic issues of the Housing Element. Notably, this package aims to hold jurisdictions accountable for non-compliance and accelerate residential development, specifically affordable housing production.