Remarks by Senator Angelique Ashby, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s More Housing, Faster conference

Rep. Doris Matsui blasted the action as “outrageous and infuriating”
The announcement came before this morning's scheduled hearing on the bill in the California Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee.
Sen. Ashby's legislation, Senate Bill 802, proposes the creation of a new joint powers authority called the Sacramento Area Housing and Homelessness Agency.
In 2024, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) estimated the cost of the project, at $20.1 billion in undiscounted 2023 dollars.