Take, for instance, Livable California, a group that was formed largely to oppose Mr. Wiener’s bill and others like it. Mr. Wiener’s office has spent the intervening years modifying it to attract support. Though the governor’s office says it still wants a big housing bill like S.B. 50, Mr. Newsom has also declared that zoning reform is useless if cities don’t build in line with state housing plans. To that end, he has pushed an initiative to build affordable housing on public land, pressured cities to accommodate more housing and actually issue permits for what it zones, and signed legislation penalizing cities that don’t meet their state housing goals.

Source: New York Times January 30, 2020 20:03 UTC