California Settles Affordable Housing Lawsuit With Noncompliant City

More units will now be built than originally planned, and Elk Grove has to pay the state $150,000.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta holds a copy of the affordable housing settlement agreement with Elk Grove during a press conference at the Department of Justice building in Sacramento, Calif., on Sept. 4, 2024. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—State leaders and a Sacramento County city have settled a lawsuit over the city’s 2022 rejection of a 66-unit affordable housing proposal, with the attorney general sending a stern message to other reluctant cities.

Attorney General Rob Bonta, Gov. Gavin Newsom, and Gustavo Velasquez—director of California’s Department of Housing and Community Development—announced on Sept. 4 the settlement of a state lawsuit filed against Elk Grove last year.