Agiliza los trámites de aprobación para construir proyectos esenciales más rápido y que sea asequible a los californianos.

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El Problema

El costo de vida en California está fuera de control. Nuestro sistema está obsoleto, demasiado lento, demasiado burocrático y demasiado costoso para aprobar proyectos esenciales, como de vivienda, agua, energía limpia, carreteras, colegios y hospitales. Está haciendo que el costo de la vida aumente para todos nosotros.

  • Más de $75,000 se añaden al precio de cada vivienda nueva, lo que hace subir los alquileres y las hipotecas.
  • Cuesta miles de millones de dólares adicionales para los contribuyentes y los usuarios de hospitales, carreteras y proyectos de energía limpia.
  • Causa retrasos en proyectos para el medio ambiente que reducen la contaminación, previenen los incendios forestales y reducen las emisiones.

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La Solución

La Propuesta 45 elimina la burocracia y los retrasos innecesarios para que California pueda construir más rápidamente esa infraestructura esencial que necesitamos, reducir nuestro costo y mejorar nuestra calidad de vida.

Entre ellas:
  • Infraestructura de agua limpia
  • Energía limpia
  • Vivienda
  • Carreteras, puentes y transporte público
  • Hospitales y centros sanitarios
  • Colegios y centros educativos
  • Prevención de incendios forestales
  • Infraestructura de banda ancha

What Is Prop 45?

Proposition 45, the Building an Affordable California Act, is a 2026 California ballot proposition that modernizes the state's outdated approval process for essential projects like housing, water, clean energy, roads, schools and hospitals by setting enforceable timelines for agency decisions and court challenges, while keeping California's environmental, worker and tribal protections and local control in place.

Why California Needs Prop 45

  • Prop 45 Fixes California’s Broken Approval System

    Rising housing costs, soaring electricity bills and crumbling infrastructure are making California more expensive. This video explains how Prop 45 holds government accountable and streamlines reviews of essential projects so California can build housing, electricity, roads, water systems and wildfire prevention faster and more affordably.

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    Housing costs rising, electricity bills skyrocketing, crumbling infrastructure cost us billions, and California's massive bureaucracy and red tape make everything more expensive. Something's got to change. Prop 45 holds government accountable and streamlines reviews of essential projects so we could build housing, electricity, roads, water systems, and wildfire prevention faster and more affordably. Join leading groups. Vote yes on 45 for a more affordable California.

  • Laurie P., Small Business Owner: Why She’s Voting Yes on Prop 45

    California is too expensive, and the state’s bureaucracy and red tape cost billions. This video explains how Prop 45 streamlines government reviews for essential projects so California can build the housing it needs, deliver more reliable electricity, expand wildfire prevention and improve roads and water systems faster and more affordably, while maintaining strong environmental protections.

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    Let's face it, California is just too expensive. And our state's bureaucracy and red tape cost us billions. Something's got to change. Yes on 45 streamlines government reviews for essential projects so we can finally build the housing we need, deliver more reliable electricity, expand wildfire prevention, and improve our roads and water systems faster and more affordably while maintaining strong environmental protections. Join leading groups. Vote yes on 45 for a more affordable California.

  • Crystal Y., Housing Advocate: Prop 45 and California’s Housing Costs

    Housing advocate Crystal Y. explains how bureaucracy and red tape increase average home prices by $75,000 and how Prop 45 streamlines reviews for essential projects so California can build the housing it needs to lower rents and mortgages and get working families in homes they can afford, while maintaining strong environmental protections.

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    Let's face it, the cost of housing is out of control. Bureaucracy and red tape increase average home prices by $75,000. Something's got to change. Yes on 45 streamlines reviews for essential projects so we can build the housing we need to lower rents and mortgages and get working families in homes they can afford, all while maintaining strong environmental protections. Please join housing advocates. Vote yes on 45 for a more affordable California.

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La Propuesta 45:

Reducirá el costo de vida

An analysis by the Blue Sky Consulting Group estimates Prop 45 would add nearly 20,000 homes a year, or nearly 200,000 over ten years.

Acelerará la construcción de infraestructura esencial que California necesita

Agencies must approve or deny project applications within 365 days, and courts must resolve legal challenges within 270 days.

Protegerá a los contribuyentes al garantizar que los proyectos públicos se ejecuten dentro de los plazos y del presupuesto previsto

The same analysis estimates $386 million a year in savings for public agencies on essential projects and $250 million a year for California ratepayers.

Creará puestos de trabajo bien remunerados y reforzará nuestra economía

Projects built under Prop 45 must meet California's strongest-in-the-nation labor standards, including fair pay and safe job sites.

Protegerá el control local y la participación de la comunidad

Local governments keep full authority to approve, deny or condition projects, and Prop 45 guarantees a 45-day public comment period with written responses to all timely comments.

Protegerá las sólidas medidas en California en materia de medio ambiente, derechos de los trabajadores y protecciones a la cultura tribal

Prop 45 does not weaken or eliminate any environmental law; CEQA remains fully in place.

La Propuesta 45 agiliza la autorizacion para proyectos de los que más dependen los californianos:

Proyectos de agua potable y suministro

Hospitales, clínicas y otros centros sanitarios

Carreteras, puentes, transporte público y otra infraestructura de transporte

Proyectos de prevención y resiliencia frente a los incendios forestales

Viviendas unifamiliares y plurifamiliares, residencias para personas mayores y alojamientos para estudiantes

Generación, transmisión y almacenamiento de energía limpia

Infraestructuras de banda ancha y telecomunicaciones

Colegios, aulas e instalaciones educativas

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Por qué los californianos apoyan la Propuesta 45

  • “Working families and communities of color pay the highest price when essential projects like housing, clean energy, water, health care facilities, and transportation take years longer and cost millions more than they should. Prop. 45 is about accountability, not shortcuts, creating a smarter process that gets these projects built sooner while protecting civil rights and environmental safeguards, so the communities that have waited the longest finally see the investment and infrastructure they deserve.”

    Dr. Rick L. Callender

    President, NAACP California/Hawaii State Conference, CA/HI State Conference NAACP

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  • “Unnecessary permitting delays drive up costs and slow the delivery of critical water infrastructure Californians depend on every day. Proposition 45 modernizes the process, providing clear timelines and accountability so we can focus investing in delivering clean, reliable water without sacrificing environmental or community protections.”

    Jennifer Capitolo

    Executive Director, California Water Association

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  • “Every day a housing project is tied up in an unnecessary delay, families pay more in rent, more for a mortgage, or lose the chance to buy a home at all. Prop 45 gets homes built faster and more affordably, without sacrificing our world-class environmental standards and labor protections. The depth of the coalition shows that lowering housing costs isn’t a niche issue, it’s a statewide priority.”

    Jenna Abbott

    Executive Director, California Council for Affordable Housing

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  • “This coalition looks like California, because Prop 45 is about a problem every single Californian feels: addressing our high cost of living. Prop 45 will cut the years of unnecessary delay standing between families and the housing, clean energy and water infrastructure we need. That’s the kind of common ground California needs right now.”

    Jennifer Barrera

    President and CEO, California Chamber of Commerce

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  • “As Energy Secretary, I saw firsthand that we cannot build the clean energy future we need if we don’t address the gridlock that delays and blocks these vital projects… That’s why I’m proud to support Prop 45 because it takes a balanced approach to meeting California’s clean energy and affordability goals.”

    Jennifer Granholm

    Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Governor of Michigan

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Who Supports Prop 45

More than 180 organizations across California support Prop 45, including affordable housing builders, hospitals and health care providers, clean energy and water groups, infrastructure and agriculture organizations, community and social justice groups, tribal nations, educators and business and taxpayer advocates. Editorial boards representing 28 California newspapers have also endorsed Prop 45.

*Partial list

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Cada año de retraso hace que los californianos tengan que esperar más tiempo y pagar más por los proyectos esenciales que nuestras comunidades más necesitan.

Es hora de reducir la burocracia, proteger nuestro medio ambiente y llevar a cabo proyectos que hagan la vida más asequible para todos.

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