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Board schedules July informational hearing on modular and factory‑built housing to speed wildfire recovery and increase affordability
Summary
The Board set aside the morning of July 29 for a 2–3 hour informational hearing on modular housing and other construction options to support rebuilding after wildfires and to address housing affordability; speakers will include industry, building trades and CAL FIRE.
The Board of Equalization on June 18 approved an informational hearing on modular, factory‑built and other alternative housing approaches for July 29, 2025, aimed at speeding post‑disaster rebuilding and reducing construction costs.
Chairman Gaines said faster, lower‑cost construction could help communities recover after major California wildfires and that modular approaches “can be assembled quickly and at a discount of conventional construction.” Member Tony Vasquez proposed…
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