Above, closed Sears in Buena Park California state lawmakers are grappling with what to do with the growing number of shopping malls and big-box retail stores left empty by consumers shifting their purchases to the web. A possible answer in crowded California cities is to build housing on these sites, which already have ample parking […]
Is Zoning Key to CA Housing?
As housing shortages deepen across the country, single-family zoning is increasingly becoming a prime target of lawmakers who seek to remake neighborhoods by adding density. Over recent years, some local and state governments—such as Minneapolis and the state of Oregon—have essentially eliminated single-family zoning to make way for more types of housing in response to […]