By Jeff Collins  and Nikie Johnson : ocregister – excerpt

Just 29 out of 538 California municipalities met their housing goals at all income levels, according to state housing figures

When it comes to fostering new housing, the city of Norwalk is one of California’s superstars.

The Los Angeles County town got an A-plus in the Southern California News Group’s latest housing scorecard for exceeding state-mandated housing goals at all income levels.

Just three miles up the 105 freeway, however, neighboring Lynwood ranked among 84 California cities and counties at the opposite end of the spectrum. Lynwood earned an F because state data shows it missed all four of its housing targets, permitting zero new affordable homes during the eight years ending in 2021.

Most California cities and counties, SCNG’s analysis shows, are more like Lynwood than Norwalk, falling way behind on state housing goals…(more)