The bill is designed to address the state's 'massive student housing crisis,' Sen. Scott Wiener said.
A bill introduced Tuesday — in the wake of a potential student enrollment crisis at UC Berkeley — would exempt public universities’ housing developments from California’s arduous environmental review process.sent thousands of applicants letters last week saying the university may have to cut enrollment by about 3,050 seats if a court order is upheld.
Wiener’s bill would exempt University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges from the state’s premier environmental law, the California Environmental Quality Act, when pursuing housing projects. Campuses must, however, pay prevailing wages and employ a skilled and trained workforce. Housing can’t be built on farmland, wetlands or a high fire hazard severity zone.
“The pollution is when you force people to live in sprawl and to commute an hour, two hours everywhere they go,” Wiener said. “The pandemic has made our housing crisis worse,” Wiener said. “We need more housing of all types — student housing is definitely part of it.”and has affected college students. When campuses closed, many students struggled to find alternative housing plans. At Long Beach City College, for example, a parking lot was designated for up to 15 students who sleep in cars.
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