The state’s mandate to build 440,000 new housing units in the Bay Area will worsen the region’s already severe housing, traffic, water, and education crises. The mandate, coupled with the builder’s remedy, promotes urban sprawl and limits local control over the environment. While the mandate aims to address housing affordability, only 20% of the new construction is required to be affordable. The remaining 80% can be high-end homes, benefiting developers at the expense of the environment.