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California cracks down on cities falling behind on housing mandates

State officials sue five jurisdictions for missing deadline to plan for more homes
New affordable housing is under construction at 300 De Haro St. in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood. California is struggling to build more homes statewide. (CoStar)
New affordable housing is under construction at 300 De Haro St. in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood. California is struggling to build more homes statewide. (CoStar)
CoStar News
July 21, 2026 | 11:09 P.M.

California officials escalated their battle to solve the state's chronic housing shortage by suing five of its own cities for failing to plan for more homes.

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