(Sierra Sun Times) - SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond on Tuesday launched a statewide effort to accelerate housing development by utilizing the significant amount of developable land owned by California’s local education agencies (LEAs).
Combined, California LEAs own 75,000 acres of developable land
, providing the potential to create an estimated 2.3 million new housing units throughout the state. According to recent data from the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), the housing gap in California could be addressed by creating 2.5 million new homes over the next eight-year development cycle.
This initiative aims to accelerate the use of existing research by the California School Boards Association (CSBA), UC Berkeley, and UCLA, and the use of funding for educator housing that Superintendent Thurmond previously secured in the state budget.
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