Local procedures hamper housing development, legislator says

California cities and counties need to give up some control of the housing approval process if the state is going to solve its housing shortage, state Sen. Scott Wiener said Thursday, Sept. 6, at a Realtor housing conference in Los Angeles.
The McKinsey Global Institute estimates California has a shortfall of at least 2 million homes, leading to less affordable housing and increased homelessness, the San Francisco Democrat said at a California Association of Realtors housing summit in Centu