SB 1211, SB 684/1123, SB 79, SB 543 — a decade of YIMBY wins compressed into 18 months. We build the units that make them pencil.
Browse the law trackerPlain-English coverage of California ADU law, modular construction, SB 1211 economics, and the operational reality of running a family-owned factory.
A step-by-step worked example. Real rents. Real costs. Real lender behavior.
Two bills that quietly relegalized starter homes in California. Ten lots, ten houses, 60-day ministerial clock — and as of July 2025, vacant single-family lots qualify too.
AB 1033 lets cities opt in to ADU-as-condo sales. We tracked which California cities have adopted it, and what it means for homeowner financing.
From feasibility PDF to lease-up in 7 months. Numbers, photos, and what we'd do differently.
How SB 450 forces ministerial review, kills the 'objective standards' workaround, and gives homeowners a real 60-day appeal clock.
We read the bill so you don't have to. The five things that matter for multifamily owners.
We benchmarked 12 quotes against our own installed prices across SoCal. The gap is real.
For developers running 40+ units. The pro-forma assumptions that actually hold.
What happens at our Ensenada factory from when your contract is signed to when the truck leaves.
The compliance posture, the paperwork, and the timelines.
SB 1211 lets you eat into surface parking. Here's the math on how much.
How a former Toyota production engineer ended up running improvements on our factory floor.
Twelve years of crane installs taught us 23 mistakes worth avoiding.
How recent CA legislation works together for homeowners and multifamily owners — and where the bills overlap.
We pulled timestamps on 18 recent ADU permits in LA County. The good and the painful.
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