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BerkeleysideReportingBy Nico Savidge
Newsom signs law prompted by Berkeley housing projects that dodged labor standards

An architect’s rendering of a 23-story housing development proposed for 2029 University Ave. Credit: Stackhouse De La Peña Trachtenberg Architects " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-10.16.54-AM.png?fit=780%2C505&ssl=1" /> The law bars developers of big projects from using California’s “density bonus” law to exempt themselves from local labor mandates.