Governor Brown has signed 15 bills designed to address the State’s severe shortage of affordable housing. Among its other effects, the legislation will generate funds for affordable housing developments; require cities and counties, as they approve new development, to maintain a supply of adequate housing sites for all levels of income; tighten several provisions in the Housing Accountability Act, known popularly as the “Anti-NIMBY” legislation; authorize local governments to establish Workforce Housing Opportunity Zones that can provide the basis for future streamlined approvals; and supersede a court decision holding that local agencies cannot impose inclusionary housing requirements on rental projects. The bills take effect January 1, 2018, and were the result of substantial negotiation during the legislative session.