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Senate Bill 50, this year’s most significant legislative attempt to address California’s housing shortage, died last week on the Senate floor.
The proposal by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, failed to garner the 21 votes needed to move from the Senate floor to the Assembly by Friday’s deadline.
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A state senator’s bid to boost multifamily construction near transit and job centers has already gotten farther than a similar proposal by the lawmaker last year.
On Tuesday, the Senate Housing Committee
approved SB
50 by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, on a 9-1 vote. It is a
retooled version of last year’s SB 827, which failed passage.
SB 50 would allow for expedited housing construction near existing job centers and public transportation.
Sen. Scott Wiener
If they request it, developers who agree to build qualifying “job rich” or “transit rich” housing projects would be eligible for certain incentives, such… Read More
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Gov. Jerry Brown signed his final bills on Sunday night, his constitutional deadline to approve or veto legislation in 2018.
In the month leading up to that cut-off, Brown approved a number of bills supported by the California Apartment Association, including legislation to increase California’s housing supply, improve safety at apartment complexes and help tackle homelessness issues.
In the paragraphs below, we summarize the most significant of those proposals and explain why they’re important.
Density bonuses
AB 2372 by Assemblyman Todd Gloria, D-San Diego, will authorize a city or county to establish a procedure by ordinance to grant a developer… Read More
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The California Department of Housing and Community Development on Thursday released the official list of cities that will have their housing approvals streamlined under SB 35, a bill supported by the California Apartment Association and authored last year by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco.
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State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, has introduced a pair of bills to help boost housing production in California, a goal shared by the California Apartment Association.
Wiener’s SB 827 is intended to encourage multifamily development around public transportation hubs. The bill would lift some locally imposed low-density zoning standards that can prevent the construction of apartment buildings in these infill locations.
The legislation promises to address California’s ongoing housing shortage, and it would offer environmental benefits by boosting higher density housing near public transit, reducing the need for residents to commute by car.
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A bill heading to the Assembly floor would create a streamlined approval process for housing in cities that are not meeting their housing goals.
SB 35 by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, on Wednesday passed the Assembly Committee on Local Government and is now in the Assembly Rules Committee.
“SB 35 will make it easier and faster to build housing throughout California and will stop the obstruction of housing that is all too common in California,” Wiener has said in a news release.
Under SB 35, cities lagging behind their housing goals would need to streamline the developmental review process… Read More
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For two new state senators, addressing California’s housing crisis has emerged as an early legislative priority.
Shortly after being sworn in this month, Sens. Scott Wiener and Toni Atkins introduced separate bills to bolster the state’s affordable housing stock.
Although still being fleshed out, Senate Bill 35 by Wiener, D-San Francisco, would encourage cities to approve residential developments, particularly those with affordable housing. In part, Wiener’s bill is based on Gov. Jerry Brown’s unsuccessful attempt to streamline the approval process, KQED reported. To defeat Brown’s plan, some opponents cited a loss of local control in vetting projects, and unions pointed… Read More
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