The Davis Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on December 17 to consider the proposed Village Farms Davis project, a residential development that would add up to 1,800 homes on nearly 500 acres in north Davis.
The Housing BOOM Act, proposed by U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, seeks to increase housing production across the country, with a focus on affordable and middle-income housing, by expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, creating new federal programs, and investing in homelessness prevention.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced over $865 million in new housing, transportation, and climate-resilience investments funded by payments from major polluters under California’s cap-and-invest program, which will support thousands of new affordable homes, major green transportation upgrades, and community-level climate resilience projects.
The Davis City Council has deferred ballot action on Measure J/R/D, instead focusing on affordable housing production and climate-related standards, and has not yet decided on a timeline for any future changes.
A severe shortage of construction workers is driving the nation’s housing crisis, resulting in an estimated $10.8 billion annual loss linked to delayed projects and homes that never get built, and requiring a national workforce mobilization to address the issue.
The Davis City Council is discussing potential amendments to Measure J/R/D, a voter-approved ordinance that requires citywide elections before agricultural or open space land can be converted to urban use, with the goal of exempting certain types of projects, such as affordable housing, and potentially reducing costs by placing the measure on the November 2026 general election ballot.
California’s single-room occupancy housing stock is facing severe financial and physical distress, with most buildings operating at a deficit, many units sitting vacant, and the majority of properties dating back nearly a century.
America’s housing crisis is due to decades of underbuilding and a lack of political incentives to build more homes, resulting in a shortage of 2-5 million homes and rising prices, and a need for new policies to incentivize renters to push for more housing and to shift to modular construction to reduce costs.
Despite the passage of dozens of new laws, California’s housing crisis remains far from solved, but the foundation for a new housing era has been laid and progress is being made through small projects and a shift in the political culture to favor building rather than blocking.
The Davis City Council held a marathon workshop on the Village Farms project, while the Davis Joint Unified School District warned of the consequences of inaction on housing, including declining enrollment, program cuts, and possible school closures, highlighting the need for affordable housing in Davis.
The Davis City Council has sent a clear message that the Village Farms project will not move forward unless it delivers firm, enforceable commitments on affordable housing, housing mix, farmland restoration, and transparency.
The proposed Village Farms housing development in Davis, CA could help address declining school enrollment and high housing costs by providing a range of housing options and bringing an estimated 701 new students to the Davis Joint Unified School District.
The proposed Limited Equity Housing Cooperative (LEHC) by Village Farms is financially dangerous and ill-prepared, and the City of Davis should reject it immediately due to its infeasibility and potential for financial loss for 82 Davis families.
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors is considering a staff recommendation to discontinue the CalWORKs Pacifico Project and reallocate the funds to immediate housing support services due to financial and operational infeasibility.
Mayor Daniel Lurie celebrated the opening of two new affordable housing communities, Amani and Nia, and the groundbreaking of two additional developments, Blocks 7 and 9, marking a major milestone in the Sunnydale HOPE SF revitalization project, which will provide over 350 new homes for low-income families and legacy HOPE SF households.
The National Housing Law Project has warned that the lapse of funding for SNAP will have severe consequences for low-income families, as 44 million tenants face rent, 24 million people face health costs, and 40 million people, including 16 million children, face food insecurity.
The Davis City Council will hold a public workshop to review and discuss the Village Farms Davis project, a proposed 498-acre development that could bring 1,800 new homes, a community park, open space, and extensive infrastructure improvements to the city’s northern edge.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to explore the creation of a city-run “green bank” to support renewable energy, affordable housing and small businesses, potentially making San Francisco the first city in the US to operate a municipal public bank.
Sausalito voters will decide this fall whether future upzonings required to meet state housing mandates should be subject to voter approval, which could have far-reaching implications for other cities in California.
The Davis City Council discussed the city’s affordable housing ordinance, highlighting the need for greater financial transparency and flexibility in project individualized plans, while also considering the need for more tools to challenge developers’ claims of infeasibility.