I signed the Slashing Housing Appeals and Delays Everywhere (SHADE) Act, legislation that makes it easier to build housing. This new law will make the environmental review process faster and less expensive while maintaining strong environmental protections. Written by District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, it aligns San Francisco’s environmental review requirements with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and associated state guidelines. For decades, San Francisco has made it easier to block housing than to build it. Now, we are using every tool available to build more housing more quickly, and this is just the latest example.  I want to thank Supervisor Mahmood for his leadership on this legislation and for helping our city unlock the potential for new homes in our neighborhoods.