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California Passed a Law to End Single-Family Zoning

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An apartment building next to a single family home in Oakland. (A.J. Ruiz/KQED)

Two days after the recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 9, which effectively ends single-family zoning in California. The law is part of a larger effort to increase the supply of housing, at a time when prices are at an all-time high and rents remain unaffordable for many people.


Guest: Erika Kelly, senior editor of KQED’s housing affordability desk

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