For Immediate Release
Contact: John Myers
john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com
Measure would reduce California’s high cost of living by cutting red tape and building housing and other essential projects faster and more affordably
(February 24, 2026) Sacramento, CA—Today, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-14) announced her support for the Building an Affordable California Act (Affordable CA) as part of her keynote speech at Capitol Weekly’s Conference on Housing.
Wicks is considered 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.
“I support the Chamber’s ballot measure. We have to build for the modern era, and I think we can do so in a way that still respects our environmental values,” Assemblymember Wicks said in her keynote remarks.
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.
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, including:
• California Chamber of Commerce
• Housing Action Coalition
• Agricultural Council of California
• CA/HI State Conference NAACP
• American Clean Power California
• California Water Association
• Large-Scale Solar Association
• California Hydrogen Coalition
• Leading Builders of America
• National Diversity Coalition
• Coalition of Labor, Agriculture & Business of Santa Barbara County
• California Building Industry Association
• Associated General Contractors of California (AGC)
• California Business Properties Association
• Building Owners and Managers Association – CA
• Bay Area Council
• California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
• California Assisted Living Association
• Southern California Contractors Association
Learn More: BuildAffordableCA.com
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