The judge suspended some of the city's development authority in a ruling that prevents the city from rejecting projects that meet state density requirements.
A judge heard arguments Friday over whether she should suspend some of Huntington Beach's authority, which could prevent the city from issuing building permits and making zoning changes.
California lawmakers got more than 60 housing measures signed into law in the past year, “an extraordinary number of bills,” said Cesar Covarrubias, executive director of the Kennedy Commission, an Orange County affordable housing advocacy group. “That will impact housing in many ways from affordable housing, land use, CEQA (environmental reforms) to tenant protections,” Covarrubias said. New laws also streamline development approvals, allow religious institutions and private colleges to build