BILL NUMBER:  AB 1229
  VETOED	DATE: 10/13/2013




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1229 without my signature.

This bill would supersede the holding of Palmer v. City of Los
Angeles and allow local governments to require inclusionary housing
in new residential development projects.
As Mayor of Oakland, I saw how difficult it can be to attract
development to low and middle income communities.  Requiring
developers to include below-market units in their projects can
exacerbate these challenges, even while not meaningfully increasing
the amount of affordable housing in a given community.
The California Supreme Court is currently considering when a city may
insist on inclusionary housing in new developments. I would like the
benefit of the Supreme Court's thinking before we make legislative
adjustments in this area.
Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.