Administrative/Regulatory
Apr. 5, 2017
Address housing costs with balance
The California Supreme Court just added unnecessary delay and expense to a sorely needed development project while 1,375 future homeowners are left waiting.
Jeffrey McCoy
Staff Attorney
Pacific Legal Foundation
Phone: (916) 419-7111
Email: jwm@pacificlegal.org
University of Colorado
Jeffrey McCoy works for Pacific Legal Foundation in Sacramento.
Jeremy B. Talcott
Staff Attorney
Pacific Legal Foundation
Constitutional law, litigation
930 G St
Sacramento , CA 95814
Phone: (916) 419-7111
Fax: (916) 419-7747
Email: jt@pacificlegal.org
Chapman Univ School of Law
Housing prices in California continue to rise, with home ownership simply out of reach for many families, even those in the middle class. And as the California Legislative Analyst's Office reported in 2015, the single greatest cause of that problem is that there aren't enough houses being built to meet demand. If California really wants to lower housing costs, it needs to start approving more development.
But even that only tells half the story. Last September, the White House issued...
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