California Bill Aimed At Golf Course Conversion To Housing Dies Again
/The second effort of California Assemblymember Cristina Garcia to usher in the development of golf courses into affordable housing has failed.
The bill would have required a developer to allocate just 25% of the housing developed on green spaces into affordable units.
Defeating AB-1910, formally entitled “Publicly Owned Golf Courses, Conversion to Affordable Housing,” has been a significant priority of the California golf community since introduction in February 2021 of its precursor bill AB-672. Since December 2021, defeat of AB-672 and AB-1910 has involved 1000’s of letters/e-mails to California Legislators and individuals and golf clubs and organization writing over 250 policy letters to State Assembly Housing, Local Government, and Appropriations committees. Both AB-672 and the virtually identically worded AB-1910 died in the State Assembly’s financial watchdog Appropriations Committee, in January and May, respectively.
