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Little Hoover Commission to recommend Legislature approve governor's housing reorganization with companion legislation
Summary
The commission signaled support May 13 for Gov. Newsom's plan to split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into a California Housing and Homelessness Agency and a separate consumer-services agency, and directed staff to draft companion legislation focused on metrics, program transfers, streamlined applications, and consumer-protection reforms.
The Little Hoover Commission on Tuesday signaled it will recommend that the Legislature approve Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into a California Housing and Homelessness Agency and a separate business and consumer services agency, while urging companion legislation to sharpen accountability, metrics and implementation details.
Chair Pedro Nava opened the meeting by saying the commission is required by law to study the governor's reorganization proposal and issue a report; staff will return a draft for the commission's review before the statutory deadline on June 4. Executive Director Ethan Rarick summarized the commission's guidance to staff at the end of the meeting:…
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