The Housing Strategy That Has California NIMBYs in a Corner

(nytimes.com)

5 points | by mitchbob 3 hours ago

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mitchbob 3 hours ago
> For years, the state has been nudging its cities to build housing to address a severe shortage. Maybe what they needed was a shove.
https://archive.ph/2025.11.20-102531/https://www.nytimes.com...
cratermoon 3 hours ago
the strategy: “builder’s remedy,” The law works by nullifying local zoning rules when cities fail to plan for enough housing as required by the state.