Real Estate/Development,
Land Use
Oct. 15, 2021
Advocates of denser housing are winning in California
The city of San Mateo on Thursday announced it was surrendering in its legal battle with a dense housing advocacy group over a 10-unit apartment complex that it had rejected, agreeing not to appeal the case to the state Supreme Court.
Advocates for denser housing development in California have the wind at their backs, both politically and legally.
The city of San Mateo on Thursday announced it was surrendering in its legal battle with a dense housing advocacy group over a 10-unit apartment complex that it had rejected, agreeing not to appeal the case to the state Supreme Court.
Last month, a 1st District Court of Appeal panel ruled a 1982 sta...
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