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Assembly members press experts on why housing laws have not produced more homes
Summary
Committee members asked experts why recent state housing laws have not yielded expected increases in housing supply and whether measures like accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are making a dent in affordability.
Assembly members pressed witnesses on whether statewide housing laws are producing the housing units policymakers intended and asked what could be done to speed results.
Brian Euler of the Legislative Analyst's Office told the committee that the fundamental problem is a persistent shortage of housing driven largely by regulatory and local constraints on building. "Home building activity still remains at about the same level it was a decade…
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