California Chamber Proposes Housing Ballot Measure

The California Chamber of Commerce has proposed the Building an Affordable California Act (Affordable CA). The measure has gained the support of Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, one of the Legislature’s leading champions of policies designed to solve California’s housing supply and affordability crisis, having served as the Chair of the Assembly Housing Committee.

The Building an Affordable California Act is a ballot measure on track to qualify for the November 2026 ballot that would modernize California’s project approval and permitting process for essential projects—including housing, water infrastructure, clean energy, transportation infrastructure, hospitals and health care facilities, schools and educational facilities, broadband, and wildfire prevention and resilience projects—by establishing clear timelines, improving accountability, and reducing unnecessary delays while preserving strong environmental, labor, and tribal cultural resource protections.
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The campaign is supported by a broad and growing coalition of affordable housing advocates, civil rights leaders, clean energy advocates, health care providers, water providers, agricultural groups, and dozens of business organizations.