Opinion: California’s Housing 'Progress' Masks a Deeper Failure - Davis Vanguard

California's Housing Crisis: A Deeper Failure

Governor Gavin Newsom's signing of SB 79 is a modest step towards addressing California's housing crisis, but it is not enough to fix the state's broken housing system.

The bill sets mandatory density minimums near transit stops and reduces red tape, but supporters may be overstating its impact.

SB 79 represents movement, not transformation—a modest measure of progress in a state that continues to fall catastrophically short of its own housing promises.

California is building too little, too slowly, and too expensively, with Sacramento embodying the structural paralysis at the heart of the state's crisis.

Author's summary: California's housing crisis persists despite SB 79.

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Davis Vanguard Davis Vanguard — 2025-10-15

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