At bill signing ceremony, Gov. Newsom continues flogging Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen's fair housing debacle
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Before signing this new slate of housing bills, California Gov. Gavin Newsom again highlighted Elk Grove's refusal of a housing project that he has said would assist disabled people. | |
During a San Francisco billing signing ceremony this morning, California Gov. Gavin Newsom continued his criticism of Elk Grove for violating fair housing laws. Newsom highlighted the resistance in Huntington Beach and Elk Grove, led by Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, to providing low-income housing (see video below).
At another event, the governor noted that Singh-Allen's efforts were an attempt to deprive individuals he described as disabled of affordable housing. Thanks to a $10 million taxpayer-funded payoff to the proposed Oak Rose supportive affordable housing project developer, Singh-Allen, her city council, and a group of vocal anti-affordable housing advocates relocated the project to Elk Grove's northern border.
Newsom also noted that the state's seventh Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) will include standards to address homelessness and the statewide shortage of affordable housing. These new RHNA standards will lead to more supportive affordable housing units in Elk Grove to exit homelessness.
Summaries of the bills Newsom signed today can be viewed here and here. Newsom said there are 32 bills, including the seven he signed today addressing homelessness and affordable housing.
Mayor Singh-Allen has promoted Elk Grove as a welcoming community that is open to all. However, as Gov. Newsom describes it, Elk Grove is welcoming as long as you are not poor or disabled, which could be the intentions of Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her four city councilmen.
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The state takes 540 actions according to Newsom and he singles out the MAGA enclave of Huntington Beach and Elk Grove. Good job Mayor Bobby!
The Newsom-Bonta tag team is just too much for the City to sweep under the rug. The City's propaganda machine is wheezing and sputtering like a 1917 Stanley Steamer!
I've learned little in this life, but what I have learned is that when an African American Woman nods "MhH Hmm" in agreement, some truth is spoken.
You can always tell when it is election season. I think what is missed is Newsom’s embarrassment that he had to do something about prop 36 on the ballot. Given Bobbie being a Co-Chair on prop 36 she has become the Governor’s whipping post. I don’t think it has much to do about housing. But more to do about politics and the fact he hoped prop 36 would not make the ballot.
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