California cities could see more housing in downtown areas through a recently proposed bill that would streamline approvals of office-to-housing conversions, according to a recent announcement by the state lawmaker who introduced it.
“While the demand for living downtown is at an all-time high, many urban centers simply lack the available housing. If we are serious about jump-starting the economic engine of our cities, we need to remove the red tape that makes office-to-housing conversions nearly impossible,” Assemblyman Matt Haney, a Democrat from San Francisco, said at the May 6 unveiling of the proposed bill.
