CA Lawmaker Vows To Reform Housing Element Law

21 November 2002 - 6:00am

A proposed bill woudl put teeth in the state's housing element law by fining local governments that refuse to plan for new housing.

State Sen. Joe Dunn has vowed to reintroduce a bill that would reform the housing element law by fining cities that refuse to comply with the housing mandate. Dunn, chairman of the Senate Housing Committee, said he would take his case directly to cities and would not negotiate with the League of California Cities, which was a chief opponent to his housing element reform bill during the last two years.

Source: California Planning and Development Report, November 20, 2002