Housing & Homelessness

• Introducing the Build More Housing Near Transit Act, which would encourage the construction of low and middle-income housing in transit-served, walkable locations.
• Writing an op-ed in the San Diego Union-Tribune highlighting the need to modify CEQA to create vibrant, transit-rich neighborhoods.
• Supporting the 2022 funding bill, which provided record investments for housing and homelessness, including:
  • Over $45 billion in rental assistance vouchers, expanding access for 12,000 low-income families.
  • $3.6 billion for homeless assistance grants, which distribute funding to local communities and includes $75 million to build new permanent supportive housing.
  • Co-leading the Affordable and Homeless Housing Incentives Act, which would help tackle the affordable housing shortage in California by offering a tax incentive to those who sell their property to nonprofits or public agencies for the purpose of creating affordable housing.
  • Calling on Navy leaders to prioritize affordable housing in the redevelopment of Naval Base Point Loma’s Old Town Campus (OTC)

Expanding Access to Benefits and Care

It is essential to provide supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness as they work to find permanent housing. Scott is dedicated to improving access to these services by:

• Introducing the Fair Housing Improvement Act, which would ban source of income discrimination in housing nation-wide.
• Securing $33,008,616 in FY22 for the City of San Diego and the County of San Diego’s Continuum of Care Program, which provides funding to the local government to quickly rehouse those at risk of homelessness and promotes access to vital programs.
• Leading the $107 million Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program request which funds innovative partnerships to help youth experiencing homelessness.
• Securing $1,500,000 for the City of San Diego to convert a publicly owned office space into a 45-bed homeless shelter.
• Introducing the Rent Relief Act, which would provide a refundable tax credit to individuals who spend more than 30% of their income on rent.
• Introducing and passing into law the bipartisan Veteran HOUSE Act, to expand eligibility for HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers for veterans who have other-than-honorable discharges. Veterans with OTH discharges currently cannot obtain housing vouchers since they cannot use the supportive services from the VA as required by the HUD-VASH program.