YIMBY Law Challenges Governor’s Order Allowing Cities to Restrict SB 9 Housing in High Fire Hazard Zones
The housing advocacy group, YIMBY Law, is challenging a 2025 executive order issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom that allows local governments to restrict or suspend certain housing developments in wildfire-affected areas of Los Angeles County, with a new lawsuit.
The legal action, filed nearly a year after destructive wildfires swept through parts of the county, targets an executive order signed in July 2025 that grants cities discretion to limit projects authorized under Senate Bill 9 in designated high fire hazard severity zones. YIMBY Law argues the order is slowing rebuilding efforts and undermining state housing policy intended to support recovery…