It took California lawmakers seven years, endless horsetrading and a flurry of last-minute rewrites to pass major legislation increasing homebuilding near mass transit last year.
Now comes the hard part: making the law work.
With time dwindling before the landmark law, SB 79, takes effect in July, widespread confusion over what its complex language actually requires is scrambling the path to implementation. On top of that, hardened opposition to the law, particularly in Southern California, is frustrating legislative efforts to quickly clear up the ambiguity.
