“If we push it and we do things that are modern and efficient and green, we tend to be able to do it in Los Angeles,” Mr. Marini said. We can’t do that in San Bernardino. At the end, the consumer absorbs the cost.”The Sycamore Square townhouses were the last ones developed in San Bernardino before the solar mandate took effect last year. Homes in Sycamore Square started at $340,000 for the four-bedroom, three-bath units and reached as high as $370,000. “I, for one, didn’t even plan on moving out that far,” Mr. Joyce said.

Source: International New York Times August 30, 2021 06:56 UTC