A California housing advocacy group asked a state court to order Gov. Gavin Newsom and local officials to stop suspending a state law that allows for the construction and sale of duplexes in the Palisades and Eaton Fire burn areas, Maia Spoto reports.
For areas at highest risk of dangerous wildfires, Newsom suspended a law, SB 9, that green-lights the construction and sale of one or two duplexes in plots zoned for single-family use. A group called Yes In My Back Yard contended in a lawsuit that he exceeded his authority and undermined efforts to rebuild Los Angeles communities still ...