Newsom Pushes 2025 Housing Reforms as California and Trump Converge on Deregulation
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 28
Newsom Pushes 2025 Housing Reforms as California and Trump Converge on Deregulation
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 28
Summary
June 2025 housing packages signed by Gavin Newsom exempted some projects from CEQA, limited certain Coastal Commission appeals and streamlined reviews as he makes affordability a central political issue.
Those moves predated Trump’s March 2026 housing order but overlap with it on faster approvals, fewer regulatory barriers and more construction, even as both sides attack each other’s broader economic record.
California’s execution remains the key test: Heritage economist Peter St. Onge pointed to rebuilding after the Palisades fire, saying homes lost there have translated into little visible new construction.
The split is also structural as much as ideological—state leaders control zoning, permitting and local barriers, while Washington’s stronger levers are mortgage finance, federal regulation and incentives to states.