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the WAKE UP COALITION
We unite like-minded Californians seeking to create livable, affordable, welcoming and thriving communities. We don’t need to sacrifice working c public safety or giving all control to for-profit as we envision a welcome, accessible getting stronger all the time. Join us in bringing sanity to housing laws.
Better way ca
Communities Must Shape Their Own Growth
Local residents understand:
- Fire and evacuation realities
- Infrastructure limits
- Environmental constraints
- Community needs
Cities should retain the authority to plan, not just process applications.
Count Affordability First
Housing policy should consider how many people are served, and at what cost. Instead, the state assigns unachievable unit targets, and twists the numbers: a studio apartment, a two bedroom condo, a five bedroom house, and a fifty bed care facility are all counted as a single unit, regardless of the number of people housed. Affordability isn’t part of the total count.
Developers must be accountable stakeholders
If private entities are granted public power, they must:
- Participate in community solutions, not override them.
- Provide enforceable affordability
- Share long-term responsibility for impacts
Profit should follow public benefit—not replace it.
focus on housing people, not production targets
It’s not just about quantity.
California‘s housing crisis is in affordability, accountability, and governance.
State laws and policies focus on accelerating housing production by removing local decision-making; Better Way CA believes lasting solutions require affordable homes, local stewardship, and public accountability.
OUR TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES ARE UNIQUE; ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL
