Gov. Gavin Newsom has delayed plans to withhold transportation dollars from cities and counties that don't meet their housing goals.
if they authorize hotel or commercial projects instead of housing.
Giving new money to cities and counties before implementing new planning rules is an effort to show local governments that the governor sees their support as vital to meeting his housing goals, said Jason Elliott, Newsom’s chief deputy cabinet secretary.When Newsom first announced his plans to tie transportation funding to housing goals, he didn’t provide a timeline. But some Democratic lawmakers made clear they weren’t fans.
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