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THE BUZZ California YIMBYs suddenly have an ally in the White House.
Housing production advocates have exulted in the Biden administration’s effort to alter zoning laws via a sweeping infrastructure push. The language of the proposal which faulted restrictions on multi-family zoning because they “drive up the cost of construction and keep families from moving to neighborhoods with more opportunities” echoed the central argument of many Californians, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who blame local government resistance to building anything except more single-family homes as a central reason for California’s dire