By Chris Garrett, Cindy Starrett and John Morris
Today, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld the City of San Jose’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, rejecting a facial constitutional challenge brought in California Building Industry Association (CBIA) v. City of San Jose (Affordable Housing Network of Santa Clara County et al.), S212072. The Court determined that, contrary to CBIA’s position, conditions upon new development contained in San Jose’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance did not need to be justified by the more