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DCA outlines governor's reorganization plan, telework changes and a new equity officer

3389294 · May 16, 2025
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Department of Consumer Affairs staff told the LATC that Governor Newsom's reorganization plan would split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency and raise in-office work requirements; DCA is tracking Little Hoover Commission review and implementing CalHR telework guidance.

The Department of Consumer Affairs told the Landscape Architects Technical Committee on May 1 that Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed splitting the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two agencies and that the change would affect DCA oversight and operations.

Leslie Barbee, DCA Board and Bureau Relations, said the governor's reorganization plan would create a California Housing and Homelessness Agency to oversee housing and homelessness solutions and a separate Business and Consumer Services Agency to handle consumer affairs, licensing and enforcement. "The Department of Consumer Affairs would be among the 8 departments in this new agency," Barbee said.

Barbee said the governor's…

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