"What is a problem here in California is overwhelming sections of the state are just off limits for getting building permits, so you have this artificial shortage on the supply of housing - it's artificial because it's completely a function of regulation."
Today, Siyamak sits down with Larry Salzman, Director of litigation at Pacific Legal Foundation. It is estimated that half of the homes built in California face a lawsuit. Have the laws to build new housing in California become overly complicated?