Top Democratic Candidates for California Governor Split on Housing Solutions

The leading Democratic candidates for California governor, Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer, agree the housing crisis is urgent but propose different solutions. - Steyer wants to close a Prop.

13 commercial tax loophole to generate $20 billion yearly for construction, streamline permits, and promote prefab housing. - Becerra would declare a housing emergency, enforce existing laws, and speed up 40,000 stalled affordable units with union labor.

- Both support fee reform and down payment assistance, but differ on homelessness funding and tax policy. The candidates' plans reflect a broader debate over how to tackle California's chronic housing shortage, which has resisted single solutions despite years of legislative effort.