SALEM, Ore. — Oregon hopes to build its way out of its housing crisis under first-in-the-nation state legislation signed by Gov. Kate Brown Thursday meant to encourage local cities to construct denser, more affordable housing options.
The law targets a century-old practice known as “exclusionary single family zoning,” where local city governments only allow for the construction of single family homes.
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