Newsom Stares Down LA Revolt in New California Housing Fight

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill aimed at ramping up the housing supply, bucking opposition from detractors including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and neighborhoods around the state’s largest city.

The legislation allows apartment buildings as tall as nine stories to be constructed near mass transit stations regardless of local zoning codes, which supporters say will help tame sky-high housing prices. Bass warned of “unintended consequences,” while opponents in residential enclaves said too much construction will spoil their neighborhoods’ quiet atmosphere.