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Senator Smallwood Cuevas spotlights community land trust leaders; says she will author SB 592 to lift preemption

3322926 · May 15, 2025
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Senator Smallwood Cuevas introduced community land trust leaders to the Senate floor and said she will author SB 592 to remove preemption that limits community land trust activity, framing CLTs as a tool to expand homeownership and preserve affordable housing in high‑cost areas.

Senator Smallwood Cuevas used privileges of the floor to introduce leaders of community land trusts from across California and to highlight their role in expanding affordable homeownership models. She said community land trusts and housing cooperatives “have become proven partners and offer real tools to increase access to not only ownership but also to alleviate poverty and improve living conditions.”

On the floor, Smallwood Cuevas named attendees…

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