In 2021, California legislators passed a bill to abolish zoning laws that mandate only single-family homes in neighborhoods, aiming to tackle the state's housing shortage.

However, two years later, strong opposition from local officials and intricate challenges for homeowners seeking to add multi-unit buildings to their properties have maintained the dominance of single-family home neighborhoods in the California.

For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Megan Goldsby spoke with Muhammad Alameldin, Policy Associate, Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.

In 2021, California legislators passed a bill to abolish zoning laws that mandate only single-family homes in neighborhoods, aiming to tackle the state's housing shortage.
However, two years later, strong opposition from local officials and intricate challenges for homeowners seeking to add multi-unit buildings to their properties have maintained the dominance of single-family home neighborhoods in the California.
For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Megan Goldsby spoke with Muhammad Alameldin, Policy Associate, Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.

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