In the first move of a promised battle between Gov. Gavin Newsom and local governments over California’s housing affordability crisis, the state sued the city of Huntington Beach Friday and accused it of failing to allow enough new homebuilding to accommodate a growing population.

At Newsom’s urging, the state attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court against the community over a state law that requires cities and counties to set aside sufficient land for new residential development. The governor said in a statement that the suit was needed because rising housing costs threaten the economy and deepen inequality.

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SMDP Jan. 28, 2019, pg. 5: http://backissues.smdp.com/012619.pdf