At a forum on March 8, 2018 in Sacramento, Newsom said California must break down barriers to building because it ranks “49th out of 50 in the United States in per capita housing units. Only Utah can lay claim to being lowest in per capita production.”

“California ranks 49th among the 50 US states for housing units per capita,” the report said. “Benchmarked against other states on a housing units per capita basis, California is short about two million units. To satisfy pent-up demand and meet the needs of a growing population, California needs to build 3.5 million homes by 2025.”

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