California
A controversial California housing law could get a makeover
Now, some of California’s most powerful Democratic lawmakers are pushing legislation that would clear up, but also rein in, the state’s most controversial housing statute. Nearly a year and a half since a developer first used the law to propose a zon
By Ben Christopher | CalMatters
For the last two years the “builder’s remedy” has been the unruly teenager of California housing laws.
Running roughshod over zoning regulations while sowing angst among local elected officials, the law lets developers... [11514 chars]