AS HOME CONSTRUCTION SPUTTERS, GAVIN NEWSOM CALLS FOR RENT CAPS AND LESS RED TAPE

[Gov. Gavin Newsom] said he hopes lawmakers pass Senate Bill 330 by Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, which would suspend some local development rules to speed up housing permitting.

Newsom said the measure aims to streamline local regulations and crack down on “abuses” by local governments that are trying to avoid building new housing.

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