The mayor of Chino has asked Gov. Gavin Newsom for a meeting to discuss giving cities more control over housing policy.
Mayor Eunice Ulloa and Chino city officials have cried foul over ever-expansive state housing laws that they said have eroded local control and stifled the inclusion of municipalities and the public in the development process.
In her April 23 letter, Ulloa cited several recent state Senate bills — SBs 423, 4, and 9 — that she said have diminished local authority, expanded “by right” approval processes that forego project reviews by local officials and eliminate public hearings while limiting cities’ ability to manage land development…