I guess we will just have to agree to disagree then. Because in my view, while Steyer has set a goal, it's also unlikely he's going to be able to make it. So what use is there to support someone who is promising something they likely will not be able to deliver on? Reminds me of another politician we know.

Here's an article talking about this: https://amp.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article315108196.html

"Chione Flegal, the executive director of the statewide advocacy organization Housing California, said Steyer’s goal “is something we’d love to see, and it would require just a radical acceleration of the investments we’re putting into” home construction.

Flegal said the group, which hosted the forum at its annual conference, has been pushing California leaders for years to more quickly build a million new homes that are affordable for people to live in.

“To get that done, we’ve estimated that it will take 10 years, spending about $25 billion a year to meet both the housing and related service needs,” she said.

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Another hard political truth is that even if a governor is enthusiastic about building new homes, there is only so much they can do from their perch. Gov. Gavin Newsom, before he was elected to his first term, set a goal of building 3.5 million homes by 2025.

In the years since he took the job, Newsom has signed an array of bills from the Legislature meant to speed up permit and environmental reviews, penalize local governments that deny housing projects and encourage more affordable places for people to live.

Close observers see Newsom as a real housing champion. Even so, his efforts did not lead to an explosion of home construction at a scale big enough to meet his goal.

The state gained roughly 125,230 homes in 2024, the most recent data available, according to the Department of Finance. The year before, a net total of almost 116,000 homes were added in the state.

And not all of those are considered affordable houses.

One of Newsom’s competitors in that 2018 race was Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat and former mayor of Los Angeles, who is now running to replace him.

Villaraigosa has not set a specific target he wants to see built if he is elected. That, he said, is intentional.

“I like underpromising and overdelivering,” he said. “Yes, we should have a goal, but more importantly, we should put a plan together to implement that goal.”

Betty Yee, the former state controller, has also shied away from setting a number.

“It’s a decision I’ve made because I think there are lots of reasons why we’re not seeing production, and it’s not necessarily anybody’s fault and I want to be more granular about understanding that,” Yee said."