Huntington Beach fired back with its own lawsuit, calling new state laws that force cities to approve more housing unconstitutional.
In a warning signal to California cities failing to comply with recently beefed-up housing legislation, the state on Thursday announced it’s suing Huntington Beach for “thumbing their nose” at laws intended to help solve the state’s housing shortage.
“Huntington Beach City Council has chosen to stifle affordable housing projects, infringe on the rights of property owners and knowingly violate state housing law,” Attorney General Rob Bonta said during a virtual news conference that included Gov. Gavin Newsom. Huntington Beach officials quickly fired back by filing their own lawsuit against the state, claiming Sacramento’s efforts to thwart city zoning rules and force cities to build more housing are unconstitutional.
It’s the latest example of tension between Sacramento and city governments as the state attempts to build its way out of a housing shortage that has driven prices sky-high, priced people out of their hometowns and exacerbated a mounting homelessness crisis.
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