CA AB2176

Authorizes the City of San Jose to establish emergency bridge housing communities for homeless persons upon declaration of a shelter crisis, including temporary structures such as emergency sleeping cabins.

Allows San Jose to adopt local health and safety standards in lieu of state and local building, housing, health, habitability, and safety standards, subject to Department of Housing and Community Development review.

Requires the city to match each emergency bridge housing resident to an affordable housing unit available by January 1, 2022, and to develop a plan including on-site supportive services by July 1, 2017.

Mandates annual reporting to the Legislature on the number of residents in emergency bridge housing communities, residents moved to permanent housing, average time to permanent housing placement, and projected affordable housing unit availability through January 1, 2022.

Provisions expire January 1, 2022, unless extended by subsequent legislation enacted before that date.