California housing shortage
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Since about 1970, California has been experiencing an extended and increasing housing shortage, such that by 2018, California ranked 49th among the states of the U.S. in terms of housing units per res
A tent city, a form of improvised housing, in Oakland, California
Most zoning laws in California make building any type of multi-family housing illegal like this large modern duplex on the west side of Bridgeway in downtown Sausalito.
A homeless person sleeps on the sidewalk next to a limousine in the Mission area of San Francisco.
Single-family zoning
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Single-family zoning is a type of planning restriction applied to certain residential zones in the United States and Canada in order to restrict development to only allow single-family detached homes.
California housing shortage
…have together caused constraints on the construction of new housing (see 'California studies' under Growth management): density restrictions (e.g. single-family zoning) and high land cost conspire to keep land and housing prices high; community involvement in the permitting process allows current residents who oppose…
An example of a single-family home in the United States