Providing a robust housing supply remains a vital component of any government’s strategy that aims to invest in human capital, promote economic development and provide social mobility. Yet, despite recent state actions to address deficiencies in a languishing housing supply through a mix of policy regulation and accountability measures, California leaders and cities continue to struggle to structure a development framework that supports broader access, development, and affordability. Coupled with increasing effects from fire and climate change, a continued lack of adequate financing, tax and incentives further exacerbate the need for a new strategy that leads to real, sustainable development solutions. What can state leaders do to incentivize more housing and resilient development at the local level and how do we widen the capital pool and structure an integrated place-based model that supports 21st century economic development? How can state leaders leverage an enhanced governance structure to better align various financing tools and incentives so local communities can realize their infrastructure, resiliency and housing development goals?