(The Center Square) - A new San Francisco law is dialing back building delays caused by regulations over the shadows that new buildings cast.
The repeal of the environmental protections rule is the latest in a string of development-friendly Bay Area moves during the administration of Mayor Daniel Lurie, who calls himself a centrist Democrat. Lurie signed the SHADE Act on Friday.
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