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California is home to 171,000 homeless people — about 30% of all homeless people in the U.S. The crisis has sparked a movement among religious institutions, dubbed"yes in God’s backyard," or"YIGBY," in cities across the state, with a number of projects already in the works. "If only a small fraction of them chose to build very small amount of units, we could start picking away at this issue one church at a time, one educational institution at a time," she said Thursday.
California Sen. Scott Wiener speaks about student housing during a news conference at San Francisco State University on Feb. 22, 2022. On Thursday, California lawmakers voted to create low-income housing on surplus land owned by colleges and religious institutions.The Legislature passed a bill to ensure school curricula reflect the cultural and racial diversity of California and the U.S.
Ochoa Bogh said the bill wouldn’t make sure that school materials would be age-appropriate for students. But Democratic Sen. Lena Gonzalez said school boards would still be able to make those decisions.Democratic Assemblymember Corey Jackson, who introduced the proposal, touted it as a chance to show the nation that California would be"on the right side of history."
Since the original bill took effect in 2018, it has helped fast-track 18,000 homes, with roughly 75% of them being affordable housing, according to the bill’s author, Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener.