California Legislature
California’s Factory-Built Housing Sector Needs Policy Overhaul to Unlock Scale, Terner Center Report Finds
A new UC Berkeley study outlines more than 40 policy levers that could help industrialized construction reach the scale needed to meaningfully reduce...
San Francisco’s “Family Zoning” Plan Passes Board of Supervisors in Contentious 7-4 Vote
Mayor Lurie’s signature housing initiative clears final hurdle despite deep divisions over displacement and rent control protections San Francisco’s most ambitious residential rezoning...
California’s Power Play: How AB 825 Could Reshape the Western Energy Market and Unlock Billions in Regional Savings
New legislation promises billions in savings and cleaner power across the West—if regional tensions can be resolved When California Governor Gavin Newsom signed...
California’s Transit Housing Gambit: SB 79 Could Reshape Urban Development
Landmark legislation awaits Governor’s signature as state prepares to override local zoning near transit hubs After seven years of legislative battles and multiple...
California Eyes Shipbuilding Revival as Congress Allocates Billions for Maritime Defense
California lawmakers are making a renewed push to revive the state’s once-mighty shipbuilding industry, coinciding with a massive federal investment in naval construction...
Council-Backed Bill to Expand Housing near BART Passes Legislature
SAN FRANCISCO, CA –The Bay Area Council today cheered the passage by the California Legislature of a bill by state Sen. Bob Wieckowski...
