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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced 11 new jurisdictions, including Redwood City, to be designated as prohousing communities, adding their commitment to accelerating housing production. The cities are now eligible for funding incentives and additional resources through state grant programs.
This brings the total number of Prohousing communities in California to 22.
With approval from the state housing department earlier this year, Redwood City became one of only four in the 101-city Bay Area to have a compliant housing element and the first in San Mateo County to do so.
Redwood City has been recognized for addressing the state's housing crisis by promoting climate-smart housing development, streamlining multifamily housing projects, and creating affordable homes in historically or currently exclusionary neighborhoods. As a prohousing community, Redwood City will receive advantages in competitive funding programs and become eligible for the Prohousing Incentive Pilot (PIP) Program, which provides extra funding to accelerate affordable housing production.
Newsom applauded the rapid increase in prohousing designations.
"Remarkably, in just a few weeks since our last announcement, the number of prohousing designations has doubled, a testament to the growing number of communities taking responsibility and committing to building their fair share of housing," he said.
He emphasized the importance of local governments like Redwood City working to meet the state's goal of constructing 2.5 million new homes over the next eight years, with at least one million designated for lower-income Californians.
Redwood City joins Emeryville, Fresno, Needles, Rancho Cordova, Riverside, Salinas, Stockton, and Ukiah, and the counties of San Diego and Yuba, Los Angeles, El Cerrito, Citrus Heights, Fontana, Oakland, Roseville, San Diego, West Sacramento, and the counties Sacramento and Placer in earning a prohousing designation. This distinction highlights the city's dedication to addressing the housing crisis and improving the quality of life for its residents.
Leah Worthington contributed to this report.
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