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Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the state’s most controversial housing statute.

For the last two years the “builder’s remedy” has been the unruly teenager of California housing laws.

Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the state’s most controversial housing statute.

Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the state’s most controversial housing statute. Story from @CalMatters.

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 zoning-code-blowing project, 2024 may be the year that the builder’s remedy grows up.

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In her first week in office, Mayor Karen Bass exempted new low-income housing from lengthy environmental challenges. Why is the city now accepting appeals?

Developers were counting on the mayor’s initiative to streamline projects in residential areas. Then the rules changed.

Law Enforcement News Authorities Announce Charges In The Deaths Of An Off-Duty LAPD Officer And A Passenger Due To A Crash In Northridge The driver accused of killing an off-duty Los Angeles Police officer and his passenger during a high-speed crash in Northridge is facing charges that include two counts of murder, it was announced Thursday. According to police, 20-year-old

Bass has ordered the planning department to a fresh look at the process known as "site plan review," a concept hated by housing developers in L.A.