Gov. Newsom signs bills to facilitate more shelter beds and ADUs

Gov. Newsom signs bills to facilitate more shelter beds and ADUs

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed two bills that tweak existing shelter and ADU laws in an attempt to boost supply and make a dent in the state’s housing and homelessness crisis.... Read more »
Newsom Signs Warehouse bill, provoking industry response

Newsom Signs Warehouse bill, provoking industry response

Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s commercial developers have drawn battle lines over a bill he signed to regulate construction of warehouses. After the governor signed Assembly Bill 98, commercial real estate... Read more »
Beverly Hills is dragging its heels on a building, angering Newsom.

Beverly Hills is dragging its heels on a building, angering Newsom.

California officials are turning the screws on the city of Beverly Hills, where approval of a new hotel and apartment complex is moving too slowly for state housing bosses and the governor.... Read more »
Newsom Fast-Tracks B DTLA Mixed-Use Project

Newsom Fast-Tracks $2B DTLA Mixed-Use Project

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he took action to accelerate Continuum Partners’ Fourth and Central, a $2-billion mixed-use project between Little Tokyo, the Arts District and Skid Row in downtown... Read more »
Gavin Newsom Cuts Legal Red Tape for B Project in LA

Gavin Newsom Cuts Legal Red Tape for $2B Project in LA

Gov. Gavin Newsom has tipped the scales to help win approval for a $2 billion housing, hotel and retail project in Downtown Los Angeles. The governor issued an order to shorten the... Read more »
Newsom Supports .4B Bond for Housing and Mental Health

Newsom Supports $6.4B Bond for Housing and Mental Health

A $6.38 billion bond measure on California’s March ballot would provide $2 billion to counties to build homes and turn hotels, motels and other buildings into housing for homeless residents. Gov. Gavin... Read more »
How Newsom Has Legitimized Builder’s Remedy

How Newsom Has Legitimized Builder’s Remedy

Clockwose from left: Mayor Richard Gunter III, Governor Gavin Newsom, Cedar Street Partners Alexandra Hack, Rand Paster Nelson’s Dave Rand and Leo Pustilnikov (LinkedIn, Getty, Illustration by Kevin Rebong for The Real... Read more »
Newsom Slams La Cañada Flintridge in Housing Case

Newsom Slams La Cañada Flintridge in Housing Case

UPDATED, Dec. 12, 8:19 p.m.: Builder’s remedy has scored some big backers.  Gov. Gavin Newsom, California’s attorney general and the state’s housing department have asked to intervene in a court case over... Read more »