Calif. bill would speed up affordable housing projects
By Jim Miller, Sacramento Bee
A California lawmaker has made a key change to expand the reach of a plan designed to speed up construction of affordable housing projects.
The move suggests the Legislature, due to return from summer recess Monday for a final four-week crush of business in the 2017 session, is moving toward agreement on a package of bills aimed at easing the Golden State’s housing crisis.
The measure by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would require cities and counties to offer expedited review for affordable housing developers.
