SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker has a novel way to address the state's housing crisis: Give cities money to turn their publicly owned golf courses into affordable housing developments.
Assembly Bill 672, introduced by Democratic Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, of Bell Gardens, would appropriate $50 million in state funds to provide incentives to cities to convert their golf courses.
At least 25% of that housing must be affordable to lower-income families, and at least 15% of the development must be preserved as publicly accessible open space under the proposal.
