Hi All
You are invited to join our Teleconference this Saturday, 3/23/24 at 10 AM, to continue our discussion of this session's legislation.
We will be going over bills that we're watching and get your input and recommendations for Livable California positions.
Please donate here to keep us going throughout the legislative session.
We need $2150 to cover this month's bills :(
Hearing are now being scheduled (Linked here). So far, the April 9th hearings are most important to us.
SB-951 the California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal zone: City and County of San Francisco by Scott Wiener, of course, is the next step in his campaign to undermine the Coastal Act to encourage luxury housing on our precious coast - think Miami Beach. The Coastal Commission has voted to oppose SB 951 unless it's amended to remove sections 1 and 2. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has also adopted a resolution to oppose it. Please sign the new Petition to defeat SB 951
SB 951 is one of 4 bills attacking our coast. Others include:
SB 1092: Coastal resources: multifamily housing development: coastal development permits: appeal
SB 1077: Coastal resources: coastal development permits: accessory and junior accessory dwelling units: parking requirements
AB 2560: Density Bonus Law: California Coastal Act of 1976
Read the CalMatters article:
Fresh batch of YIMBY housing bills clash with coastal protections (again)
The 2024 legislative session is well underway, 2295 bills were introduced for the 2024 session (Linked here). We've flagged 145 bills to screen (Linked here).
If you would like to get more involved in the process, we could use some volunteer bill analysis help. Please email [email protected] if you would like to become part of our bill analysis team.
There are many resources here for you to use throughout the session.
Upcoming:
Member Patrisha Thomson has invited us all to a brief online Meet and Greet with the Founder/Director of 314 Action, Shaughnessy Naughton. 314 Action promotes and supports professionals in the STEM fields to run for public office at all levels of government across the US. Patrisha says "she is supporting 314 because they are democracy in action. They guide their candidates in campaign strategy, advise on maintaining public financial records, and provide financial support."
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 3 PM Pacific Time. (Note the date has changed)
RSVP at - https://secure.everyaction.com/QPd51y1HmkSChKppwyPsmw2
To learn more about 314 Action go to: About Us - 3.14 Action
If you have previously attended our teleconferences, use your previously assigned zoom link. We resend those on the day before for your convenience. Please don't share your unique link.
First-time attending? You must RSVP at this link. Questions about attending? Email us at: [email protected].
Our target is to have enough monthly contributors to sustain us so we don't have to continuously ask you for donations. And we don't want to have a required membership fee like many other organizations. Just 140 people contributing $25 / month would sustain us. If you can be one of those 140 people, please donate here.
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