Thursday, August 28, 2025

Harabedian Co-Chairs First Hearing of New California Housing Affordability Committee

Assemblymember John Harabedian

The committee will host additional hearings in the fall and new year

Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena) co-chaired the inaugural hearing Wednesday of the newly formed Select Committee on Housing Finance and Affordability, marking a the beginning of a new phase in the State Legislature’s efforts to confront California’s housing crisis.

The committee, created earlier this year by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, convened lawmakers, housing experts and advocates to examine pragmatic solutions for expanding housing access across the state. Harabedian leads the committee alongside Assemblymember Ávila Farías (D-Martinez).

“California families are being priced out of the very communities they helped build,” Harabedian said. “This Select Committee will attempt to cut through the gridlock and find tangible solutions that make housing affordable and attainable again.”

Farías called for a recalibration of housing policy that starts with bringing policymakers, industry partners and housing practitioners to the table.

Speaker Rivas spotlighted that California’s climate policies should deliver real results for Californians. “We can’t afford to leave any housing solutions on the sidelines,” Rivas said. “I thank the members of these Select Committees for taking a hard look at how we finance affordable housing.”

The committee will host future hearings in the fall and new year.

Harabedian represents the 41st Assembly District, which includes Pasadena and Altadena as well as La Cañada Flintridge, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Bradbury, San Dimas, La Verne, Claremont, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Oak Hills, Piñon Hills and Phelan.