As Albuquerque’s housing crisis deepens—with rents rising, homelessness up 83% from 2022-2023 and a shortage of 20,000 units—city leaders are turning to “supply-side progressivism” to speed affordable housing construction.
The law, sponsored by District 2 Councilor Joaquín Baca and co-sponsored by District 6 Councilor Nichole Rogers, passed unanimously 9-0 at the Aug. 18 City Council meeting. The ordinance mirrors efforts by Democratic leaders, such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has also pushed to cut barriers to housing development.
“This is an update clarification of our existing Procurement Code, and essentially, we are clearing the red tape to get housing built,” Baca said during the council meeting…