California’s small CEQA workarounds aren’t enough to produce the housing needed

California’s small CEQA workarounds aren’t enough to produce the housing needed

California’s housing crisis continues, as homeownership drifts further out of reach for most people. New housing construction remains stubbornly low relative to the state’s housing demand. People across the political spectrum want to address the problem, but rather than fully reforming the state’s primary environmental review law, which plays a significant role in blocking and slowing housing development, California lawmakers have increasingly t…