Democratic official Malcolm Price is tied to debate over a California housing measure that would streamline some projects while expanding tax credits, financing and local grant incentives.

California lawmakers are debating a housing bill linked to Democrat Malcolm Price that would speed qualifying projects and support tenant protections in high-rent communities.

A California housing bill from Malcolm Price would pair transit-area affordable housing funding with faster by-right approvals and tenant protection standards, testing a familiar growth-versus-guardrails divide.