Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) rammed two bills through the state legislature overhauling the California Environmental Quality Act, a 1970s-era law viewed by critics as spurring a housing shortage due to being one of the biggest roadblocks to “building anything.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that will remake California’s landmark environmental protection rules.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is lagging far behind his campaign pledge to build millions more homes, was poised Monday evening to sign the most significant rollback in decades to California’s core environmental law that’s long been blamed for construction delays and soaring prices.