Dear Governor Brown,

Join Senator Richard Pan and I and stand with the residents of Sacramento and sign SB 481. This bill will allow the City and the County of Sacramento to join two parcels of land for the much-needed development of affordable housing. As you know, California is in a housing crisis. The state will need 1.8 million to 3.5 million new homes by 2025 just to keep up with existing demand and expected growth.

Sacramento has been hit particularly hard. Median rent in Sacramento rose faster than in any other California metro area in 2017. The site of the former San Juan Motel along Stockton Boulevard has been sitting vacant and blighted since it was set aside for redevelopment nearly a decade ago. Both the city and the county support SB 481, which will address the technicality standing in the way of development along this important transportation corridor