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This special episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live on May 26 at a panel discussion hosted by Capitol Weekly as part of A Conference on Housing Policy. Assemblyman David Chiu, Chair of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee delivers the Keynote address: "We Still Have a Housing Crisis." Asm. Chiu was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2016, 2018, and 2020. During his first six years in the Assembly, Chiu has authored 64 bills that were signed into law by the Governor. His bills have addressed a wide spectrum of issues, including housing, homelessness and public safety. He is the author of AB 215, a proposed bill that would hold cities accountable for meeting housing production goals. This legislation seeks to address California’s housing shortage by targeting cities that are under-performing their housing production goals. He was introduced by John Howard, editor of Capitol Weekly.