Walters: Study tells California legislators to cut red tape — but will they?
Leaders must find ways to dismantle this state’s many political, legal and financial hurdles to getting anything done.
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Even the California Assembly sees the need for permit reform
The report notes that California has a shortage of 2.5-million homes and this exacerbates the difficulty in housing 200,000 ...
The Bond Buyer4d
California lawmakers say they'll cut infrastructure red tape
A new report identifies reforms to speed up the regulatory process and reduce costs for infrastructure projects in California ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat8d
‘Too damn hard to build’: A key California Democrat’s push for speedier construction
A California legislator wants to solve the ... Oakland Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks sees the slow, occasionally redundant, often litigious process of getting construction projects okayed ...
Napa Valley Register6d
'Too damn hard to build': A key Bay Area Democrat pushes for speedier construction
A California legislator wants to solve the ... Oakland Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks sees the slow, occasionally redundant, often litigious process of getting construction projects OK ...
The North Bay Business Journal8d
‘Too damn hard to build’: A key California Democrat’s push for speedier construction
A California legislator wants to solve the ... there are too many opportunities in the process to put a wrench in the gears.” Buffy Wicks, Assemblymember, Oakland Lawmakers are likely to spend ...
Times-Standard4d
Dan Walters | Study tells California legislators to declare war on red tape — but will they?
“It is too damn hard to build anything in California,” Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat who chaired the committee, said in a statement. “Our broken permitting system is driving ...
The San Bernardino Sun5d
Study tells California legislators to declare war on red tape — but will they?
“It is too damn hard to build anything in California,” Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat who chaired the committee, said in a statement. “Our broken permitting system is driving ...
'Too damn hard to build': A key California Democrat’s push for speedier construction
Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on ...