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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.
“We’re troubled by the number of bills this year that seek to undermine the Coastal Act in the name of promoting housing,” said Kate Huckelbridge, executive director of the California Coastal Commission.
After a legislative victory last year, pro-housing legislators and advocates want to strip the California Coastal Commission of more authority in order to spur housing development.
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