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Steve Hilton says three structural forces — union power, litigation, and climate…
Brief
Steve Hilton argues California's housing crisis is driven by union power, litigation, and climate dogma: CEQA's private right of action enables lawsuits (he claims 70% block housing and are mostly union-filed) used to force project labor agreements with closed-shop rules and prevailing wages 2–3x market rates, reducing housing supply for ~40 million residents.
Why it matters
Steve Hilton says three structural forces — union power, litigation, and climate dogma — explain California's housing crisis for its ~40 million residents, arguing the state isn't building enough homes for jobs and population growth.
Key details
- Hilton claims CEQA's private right of action lets anyone sue, that 70% of CEQA lawsuits are used to block housing, and that most of those suits are filed by unions to extract concessions.
- He says unions use lawsuits to force project labor agreements with 'skilled and trained' union-only work and prevailing wages 2–3x market rates, which inflate construction costs; he adds a Democrat can't fix it.