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Gavin Newsom: “I announced that day an effort to sue up to 47 cities.”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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In-Studio Discussion with Ezra Klein and Gavin Newsom on 'Abundance' and Democratic Governance

Published | Video Starts at 05:43

And we'll get to ceqa, our California rules that go back to quite literally Ronald Reagan in 1970. And as it relates to environmental review, it should work for homelessness, it should work for housing. And I announced that day an effort to sue up to 47 cities. We started with one, Huntington Beach, California. Doesn't make you popular as governor to announce a lawsuit against Y city because they weren't meeting their zoning requirements under our housing element. (05:43–05:49)

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