The California Legislature is facing challenges in dealing with the state's housing shortage as demand continues to outpace construction. The conflict between legislators and local officials over land use controls and zoning policies is ongoing. Recent skirmishes in the state Senate's Natural Resources and Water Committee highlight the struggle to weaken the state Coastal Commission's authority over housing development along the coast.
Receive a weekly digest in your inbox from Dan Walters, who shines a light on how elected officials spend your tax dollars. While California ’s Capitol continues to host political struggles over how to deal with the state’s housing shortage , the gap continues to widen as demand outpaces construction. The current session of the California Legislature , like all recent sessions, has featured the state’s perpetual conflict over its acute shortage of Gov.
Gavin Newsom and most legislators are striving to eliminate perceived constraints on construction of new housing – particularly laws and zoning policies in cities – while local officials, neighborhood activists and some legislators defend local land use controls. One skirmish occurred this week in the state Senate’s Natural Resources and Water Committee over two bills that would have weakened the state Coastal Commission’s authority over housing development along the coast. One measure would have removed the commission’s power to review “accessory dwelling units” – small cottages built in the backyards of homes. The other bill was stripped of its meaningful language and reduced to little more than toothless bromides at the behest of the committee’s chairman, state Sen., a San Diego Democrat, said, “I am absolutely forced to take these amendments and I am doing it willingly, but I did not want t
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