Why is affordable housing so hard to build in California? Zoning rules, permitting costs, Prop 13, and land scarcity explained in plain terms.

Why Is It So Hard to Build Affordable Housing in California?

California has some of the highest housing costs in the country, and despite decades of advocacy, policy debate, and public frustration, “affordable housing” remains scarce in most of the state’s major cities. If you’ve ever wondered why a problem this well-known hasn’t been solved, the honest answer is that it isn’t caused by one thing…

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