RIVERSIDE – On Nov 14, state leaders broke ground on an affordable housing community in Riverside. Through Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order to address the housing and homelessness crisis by transforming state land, the development is now in Phase II and will include 150 affordable family housing units for low-income households. Phase I, already under construction, includes 59 affordable housing units for low-income seniors. The property, formerly owned by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is just over four acres.

In 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order N-06-19 , which tasked the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and Department of General Services (DGS) with tackling the state’s affordable housing crisis by identifying underutilized state-owned land that could be converted into affordable housing, with consideration to factors such as proximity to job centers, amenities, and public transit.

 (Photo Source：The Governor Office Newsroom)