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A California environmental law makes it ‘too damn hard’ to build. But do Democrats have the will to reform it?

Summary by Monterey Herald
OAKLAND — For years, this lot just south of the West Oakland BART station has sat vacant, surrounded by RVs and broken-down vehicles. This was supposed to be housing — a 222-unit tower with 16 apartments set aside for low-income renters. But soon after Oakland’s planning commission signed off on the project, the decision was appealed. A coalition of trade unions, using the California Environmental Quality Act, demanded that the developer conduct…

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The Mercury news broke the news in San Jose, United States on Sunday, April 20, 2025.
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