With California facing a severe housing shortage, Gov.
Gavin Newsom has named five more communities as "prohousing" communities, which will be eligible for funding incentives and resources through a state grant program to speed up housing production.
The announcement Friday of the five new prohousing communities comes as California faces a severe housing shortage.
Communities that earn the prohousing designation receive additional points or other preferences in scoring competitive funding programs by the state's Department of Housing and Community Development.
Santa Rosa ranked second only to Sacramento for its prohousing initiatives, according to city officials in a statement Friday that announced the city is on track to create 4,685 units of new housing by 2031, including 1,919 affordable housing units.
"I'm proud to see Santa Rosa being recognized as a leader in pursuing affordable housing for our residents," Mayor Natalie Rogers said in a statement, per the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
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