With a majority of housing plans out of compliance with state housing law, developers could theoretically use a little-known law to kick building into high gear. On this week’s podcast, a housing law expert breaks down the untested “builder’s remedy.”

Author Archives: Manuela Tobias
Manuela is the housing reporter for CalMatters. Her stories focus on
the political dynamics and economic and racial inequities that have
contributed to the housing crisis in California and its
potential solutions. Manuela previously covered income inequality and
survival at The Fresno Bee for the California Divide. She is a former
staff writer for PolitiFact and has interned at Politico Magazine, New
York Magazine and The New Yorker. Originally from Buenos Aires,
Argentina, she has lived in Latin America, Europe and across the
United States. She has a B.A. in comparative literature from
Georgetown University.