Just in case you had any doubt, here is Tomiquia:
Posted on 07/16/2025 7:09:20 PM PDT by george76
California Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled a plan to build low-income housing to replace property destroyed by the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
Newsom’s plan will put low-income housing in the heart of the rolling hills of Pacific Palisades, a highly affluent area of Los Angeles that overlooks the Santa Monica Bay.
The priority is for “geographic proximity to the fire perimeters of the Eaton, Hughes, and Palisades fires,” Newsom explained.
The California Department of Housing and Community Development’s Notice of Funding Availability for the $101 million pool details how funding will be awarded.
Included is $101 million in funding for multifamily low-incoming housing. Such projects must allocate 40% of its units for the homeless, or individuals who have spent at least 15 days in jails, hospitals, prisons, and institutions for mental illness.
Jennifer Seeger, the HCD deputy director of the Division of State Financial Assistance, stated that Newsom’s grants will make “funds more accessible to support the development of safe, fire-resilient multifamily low-income housing that will provide long-term stability, protect vulnerable populations, and contribute to a more equitable and resilient Los Angeles.”
The plan includes scoring preference for projects that are closer to the fire burn radius, have local government funding commitments, and are ready to start construction within 180 days of awarded funds.
It’s also possible to stack funding, contractors could utilize multiple programs within the grant to increase their project’s portion of grant-funded low-income housing units, which Newsom hopes will incentivize a greater supply of low-income housing to completed.
The State also released their MFSN Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) in February 2025 providing $382 million for development of affordable multifamily rental housing, which contractors could also leverage.
Newsom has also cut back some of California’s notorious red-tape on development to expedite construction. He additionally signed an executive order to remove certain permitting barriers for building homes and schools, accelerate permit approval, as well as delaying changes to the state’s building codes.
The debris removal effort was completed earlier this month, setting a record for the fastest disaster clean-up in American history. 16,000 first responders and recovery personnel have participated in the cleanup efforts.
Rare for California projects, this effort was completed ahead of schedule.
Local officials met with Newsom to unveil a blueprint for recovery, with step-by-step plans to accelerate rebuilding. The plan proports to focus on community needs, provide financial support to “cover gaps”, and ensure critical infrastructure is in place, and undergrounding powerlines.
“By prioritizing affordable housing projects that are ready to go, these funds will accelerate household stability, climate and health outcomes in communities,” said Tomiquia Moss, secretary of the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
In the end, Newsom’s grand scheme isn’t about rebuilding, it’s about reshaping California into a socialist playground, forcing affluent communities to foot the bill for his virtue-signaling experiments.
I believe Newsom is going to get a lot of money from the housing project kickbacks.
this published plan was concocted a few years ago....its all laid out i saw the
initial presentation docs readily avail from CA gubmint office & online its all encompassing
the Palisades burned down accidently on purpose..
it makes me sick to my stomach -—+ build a smart city ala WEF
sorry for the typos
who is gavin getting his marching orders from?
Have you not seen the news? That is exactly what they are doing to the Grand Canyon, although the rumor is they are burning historic villages ti make way for uranium mining.
People in Pacific Palisades voted for this. Now they’re getting it good and hard.
Now they can refill the reservoir they left empty to make sure fire doesn't ravage their newly installed slum - unlike those comfy bourgeoisie homeowners they needed to clear out on the cheap. The best part is they had those suckers voting for them right up to the point that they burned it all down! Its like convincing a bunch of cows to vote for having steak for dinner.
California got exactly what it voted for.
They voted for their own demise, loss of property and the ability to enjoy life.
Atlanta Palisades
The Two Jakes
Wonder how the fires really started!
One way or another, the rest of us do.
$101m might build 3 homes. The remaining $100m will be environmental fees, impact fees, water impact fees, electrical impact fees, road fees, lumber fees and bribes.
this published plan was concocted a few years ago....its all laid out i saw the
initial presentation docs readily avail from CA gubmint office & online its all encompassing
the Palisades burned down accidently on purpose..
it makes me sick to my stomach -—+ build a smart city ala WEF
sorry for the typos
who is gavin getting his marching orders from?
Arson
Getting tired of hearing about this. California (including the rich liberals this will impact) keeps voting for these people. Let California go down the drain and be an object lesson for everyone else.
“the homeless, or individuals who have spent at least 15 days in jails, hospitals, prisons, and institutions for mental illness.”
I’m not heartless. I don’t know what to do with these people. But the rest of us paying for their livelihood — well, how’s that worked out in places it’s been tried?
I wonder how much they have to rezone....
Such projects must allocate 40% of its units for the homeless, or individuals who have spent at least 15 days in jails, hospitals, prisons, and institutions for mental illness.
So former elected officials get a new crib near the beach who knew.
Come on, folks.
Does anyone really believe that Deep State State will follow though and build Sec 8 housing after seizing the property??
SNORT.
I do hope Blackrock takes the hit.
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