The Bill That Could Make California Livable Again
S.B. 50 would make the state denser, cheaper, greener, and more affordable.
by Annie Lowrey
Jan 13, 2020
3 minutes
You’ve probably never heard of the most economically transformative legislation of the Trump era. Granted, it has not yet passed and it might not pass. If it does, it would affect a large portion of Americans, but hardly all of them, unlike the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. And its potential effects are hotly contested by policy advocates, politicians, and economists.
Still, California Senate Bill 50, winding its way through the state legislature again this month, could generate tens of thousands of new jobs and
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