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California eyes shuttered malls, stores for new housing

by Adam Beam
| June 1, 2021 12:03 AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state lawmakers are grappling with a particularly 21st-century problem: What to do with the growing number of shopping malls and big box retail stores left empty by consumers shifting their purchases to the web.

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