People looking to build certain kinds of housing in Oakland just caught a break — the city is implementing a streamlined permitting process for single-family homes and projects featuring up to 30 units, city officials recently announced.

To get such projects built faster, and perhaps cheaper, the city has implemented a so-called “ministerial” design review process, whereby projects automatically move forward if they meet certain objective design standards.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.