The New California Coalition has been at the center of the passage of a number of major reforms in recent months and years that will make housing easier to build in California.  This includes recent full-scale reforms to our state’s environmental law (CEQA) to exempt infill projects from review.  As proud as we are of this progress, we are a leading voice calling out that we haven’t gone nearly far enough as housing production has actually slowed during this time period.  As we face increasing costs of construction and loss of labor force, we will be spearheading efforts to lower the costs of producing housing of all types in all parts of California.  A particular focus of our work is on the “missing middle” of housing production and we will be bringing forward a proposal to make the construction of more affordable units like townhomes much easier across the state.