This year's session was typical, its most prominent product being Senate Bill 423, which extends an earlier permit streamlining effort for affordable housing known as Senate Bill 35 and of particular note makes it applicable to the state's coastal zone.
The pro-housing movement prevailed, arguing that affluent elites living along the coast should share their space with those who need shelter.
Wiener says that since 2017, SB 35 has helped develop more than 18,000 units of affordable housing, which sounds impressive. Every bit helps, but 18,000 units over five years is merely a fraction of new housing construction the state housing agency says is needed every year.
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