Housing in the Bay Area

The post discusses Governor Jerry Brown's proposed legislation aimed at increasing housing supply in the Bay Area to lower costs and improve quality of life. It highlights the challenges of discretionary approval processes for housing developments and advocates for automatic approvals for multi-family buildings that meet zoning requirements and include affordable units. The bill is currently under legislative debate.

Published 2016-05-26 2 min read 256 words 3 topics

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Jerry Brown has proposed legislation that would allow a lot more housing to be built in the Bay Area, and hopefully significantly reduce the cost of housing here. More supply should lead to lower prices. I believe that l

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