Gavin Newsom sets specific goals for local governments across four separate tiers of affordability. “Cities cannot require developers to develop and cities don’t build housing,” said Jason Rhine, a lobbyist with the League of California Cities. Foote directed some of the blame at state housing regulators for failing to compel cities to adopt more development-friendly policies. Some are in the power of local and state governments, like zoning and building codes, permitting timelines and fees. Of the 212 Southern California cities and counties that crossed the halfway point this year, all but four failed to hit those numbers and are now subject to the streamlining law.