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California’s Density Bonus Works! And That’s Actually The Problem

Bar chart showing annual California homes approved using the Bonus Law from 2018 to 2023, rising from 16,232 in 2018 to 48,120 in 2023. Key laws—AB 2345 (2021) and AB 1287 (2023)—are highlighted.

A new study shows how increasing developer incentives can generate new units, but the state is digging out of a 50-year hole

Two contradictory things have been true of the YIMBY revolution in California land use law: 1) The California Legislature has been perhaps the most aggressive of any state in pre-empting local discretion to block housing, and giving new incentives to build; and 2) It doesn’t seem to have done much good so far. The classic …

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