American Cities Big and Small Still Ruffling Feathers of Backyard Chicken Owners
Let them lay eggs.
Warren Lent is suing the California Coastal Commission, arguing that its power to unilaterally hand down massive fines with minimal process is unconstitutional.
The Biden administration wants to give $5 billion to jurisdictions that deregulate their housing markets.
A crop of bipartisan bills in Congress aims to reduce local and state regulations on new housing.
The president endorses a competitive grant program that would reward localities for loosening their restrictive zoning codes.
Could allowing blocks to upzone themselves end the most intractable feud in urban development?
New bills in the legislature would make it easier for cities to allow more housing on their own, and crack down on places that try to cheat their way out of permitting development.
A new lawsuit from two YIMBY groups argues that the state failed to incorporate a jobs-housing balance when calculating the number of new homes the San Francisco Bay Area has to plan for.
California Sen. Scott Wiener coasted to victory in an election that pitted his deregulatory housing agenda against his opponent's socialist vision.
Proposals from the White House and Sen. Todd Young highlight the role regulation plays in raising housing costs.
This is not the first time the city has tried to delay a project over shadow concerns.
Tokyo is a shining example of how free market housing regulations can keep even big, growing cities affordable.
San Francisco's YIMBY movement is pushing the city to build its way out of the housing crisis.