Column: ‘Builder’s remedy’ law could pressure cities resistant to additional housing

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Cities that don’t have their housing act together better do so soon — or perhaps they could get a 15-story apartment building they don’t want. That’s what’s happening in Santa Monica and it could serve as a cautionary tale for cities fighting state demands that they make way for more housing.
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Four more 12-story projects en route due to Housing Element snafu

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The final count is in: 16 new medium- and high-density residential projects — most of them between nine and 15 stories  high — slipped through the door held open by a non-compliant Housing Element, allowing them to bypass local oversight and head straight into permitting under state rules.
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