In Deal With State, Malibu Agrees to Complete Plan for Affordable Housing

Published on May 1, 2024

Another California city has agreed to build its “fair share of housing” as state leaders continue to push for for more construction amid what they call a housing crisis. Malibu is the latest to form an agreement with the state to complete its overdue “housing element,” a state-mandated zoning plan that includes affordable housing, which city officials agreed to finish by Sept. 23. The initial deadline for California cities like Malibu was in 2021. “To communities large and small, affluent, or otherwise—everyone must build their fair share of housing. Rather than further delay action through litigation, Malibu has decided to work with the state,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a press release last week....

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