Desert Hot Springs Mayor meets with Gov. Newsom over CA housing crisis

Desert Hot Springs Mayor Scott Matas met with Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday at a summit at Long Beach City College.

The pair discussed solutions for the state’s housing crisis, according to a city of Desert Hot Springs news release.

“It was a productive meeting, and I thank Governor Newsom for giving us the opportunity to share our position on development in Desert Hot Springs,” Mayor Matas said. “We look forward to working with the State to address the needs of low-income residents, while also continuing our business development and maintaining our local quality of life.”

During the summit, the pair of leaders went over the desert city’s responsibility to continue to develop state-approved low-income housing, per the Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) process.

“With some of the most affordable land in Southern California, Desert Hot Springs has been tasked with developing a substantial portion of low-income housing towards the mandated RHNA totals,” read the city’s news release on the meeting between Matas and Newsom.

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