California Builders Remedy Projects Coming Through?

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Santa Monica isn't the only city that has seen builders remedy projects come through. We're seeing them pop up in other cities because they've also missed that deadline to get their housing plans approved by the state. The story is going to move early next year to the Bay area, where cities there could be out of compliance too. San Francisco could be in for a rush of projects.

After the city of Santa Monica failed to submit a state-approved housing plan on time, developers raced to capitalize on the city's failures. Under California state law, developers in cities whose housing plans fall out of state compliance can turn to filing so-called “builder’s remedy” projects that do not require the usual consent of municipal councils or planning commissions.

But how did this happen? TRD's Deconstruct chats with reporter Trevor Bach about why the city of Santa Monica is set to get more than 5,000 new units, whether cities can challenge these projects and how other regions may get a deluge of new housing.