CalMatters: Not your grandma’s granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU ‘apartment buildings’

In 2019, state lawmakers passed a bill requiring local governments to “incentivize and promote” the building of more affordable ADUs. City planners in San Diego took this directive to heart in a way that no other city did. “Actually, it doesn’t really matter what you call it. What you get is more housing.” --Denise Pinkston, Board President, Casita Coalition