SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday that the City of Artesia has agreed to a settlement requiring the city to bring its housing element into compliance with state housing law, resolving a lawsuit filed earlier this month.
If approved by the Los Angeles Superior Court, the stipulated judgment will put Artesia on a binding timeline to adopt a compliant housing element and create 1,069 new homes, including 608 that will be affordable for very low-, low- and moderate-income Californians.
“Artesia has wasted time and money stalling on their obligations when they could have instead been providing necessary housing for the families in their community,” said Newsom. “Every jurisdiction must do their part to create more housing and make their communities more affordable.”…