Opinion: Will smart bill to let churches, colleges build affordable housing survive union opposition? [Opinion]
would let nonprofit colleges and faith organizations build affordable homes on their land. It would supersede local zoning rules that ban or discourage such multifamily projects and exempt these projects from some state environmental laws, which are routinely used to file lawsuits to stall or block construction.
UC Berkeley researchers estimated in 2020 that up toThat’s no sure thing. Construction unions helped kill a similar proposal two years ago because it didn’t require that builders on such parcels use union-friendly pay and hiring rules. The State Building and Construction Trades Council of California has already ripped the bill for its potential to lead to worker “exploitation.” Wiener says he will try to craft compromise language that will placate unions but preserve the core of his bill.
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