Sacramento - Gov. Gavin Newsom provided support Wednesday behind two bills that would simplify housing development in urban areas, saying it was “time” to cut the traditional Chinese tape festival to resolve the housing crisis.

Newsom said he announced at a press conference Wednesday that his revised national budget proposal would also include the passage of reforming the state’s landmark California Environmental Quality Act and clearing other obstacles to paving the way for more new housing.

The governor praised the sponsorship bill of the General Assembly Bishop Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) to simplify the licensing process for filling projects or to build in urban areas that already have developments.

Newsom's housing proposal is intended to force a deadline on the Coastal Commission to allow housing developments to exceed $100 million to simplify using CEQA that is usually available for smaller projects and to create funds paid by developers to fund affordable housing near public transport.

Opponents have long used CEQA to hinder or delay construction, often locking developers into years of court battles. Wiener said in a statement that the law is so vague that it allows “people who can basically hire lawyers” to challenge development.

"It's time to speed up the city fill. It's time to save them from CEQA, and now it's time to focus on judicial streamlining. It's time to take this issue seriously. During the New York period, all stops," Newsom said in a morning budget press conference. "…This is the biggest opportunity to do something bold and bold, and the only obstacle is us. So we have that, we have to have a response."

Bill 609, proposed by Wicks, serving as chairman of the Parliamentary Appropriations Committee, will create a huge exemption for housing projects that meet local construction standards, especially in areas where additional development has been approved and potential environmental impacts have been reviewed.

"It's time to improve CEQA in modern times and I'm proud to work with the governor to make these long-term changes a reality," Wicks said in a statement.

Senate Bill 607, written by Wiener, serves as chairman of the Senate Housing Committee, focusing on environmental review procedures and articulates CEQA’s exemption for urban filled housing projects.

“By removing outdated procedural barriers, we can address extreme cost of living in California, boost California’s economy, and help the government address the most pressing issues facing the country. We look forward to working with the Governor’s News Agency and legislative colleagues to promote these two important bills and provide an affordable and abundant California state for California,” Wiener said. ”

The two bills await before the Appropriations Committees in the Parliament and Senate respectively.