2020 is the most non-transparent legislative session in decades. Nine Bad Bills are roaring through approvals. The bills REWARD developers of luxury housing, DESTROY communities to do it, and further REDUCES the legislature’s waning commitment to affordable housing.
The legislature vowed to address COVID-19. Instead, Bay Area state Sen. Scott Wiener bullied them into warmed-over 2019 housing laws written for developers, not the unemployed or poor.
Surprise hearing tomorrow on SB 1085! We’ve got the Secret Phone Number that only a PhD could find! Wed. July 29 at 11:30 am call in to oppose at (877) 692-8957, access code: 13154202
Tomorrow, cook or read while you listen on your cell for your “assigned number” to be called. Then jump in FAST or the state operator will SKIP YOU. Legislative transparency, right?
Go to Livable California’s Oppose Letters for the Nine Bad Bill summaries. Go to Act — 9 Bad Bills for actions YOU can STILL take.
Suddenly, the Nine Bad Bills are getting op-ed pushback (see list below) because they REDUCE the legislature’s commitment to affordable housing and destroy homeownership. The Nine Bad Bills piece-meal back into existence the hated SB 50. Wiener and Co., citing COVID-19 to justify minimal public hearings, are moving fast to drag SB 50 from the ashes.
San Diego Union Tribune: Study: State Bills Ramp Up Market Rate Housing. Affordable Not So Much
Orange County Register: Nine-Bill Housing Package Derails Local Choices in California
Fox and Hounds: Say Goodbye to Your Neighborhood
Santa Monica Daily Press: Housing Bills Will Bring Upheaval to Family Homes, Zoning and Plans
Larchmont Chronicle: On Preservation, Sacramento Strikes Back with Many Sons of SB 50
Research on the worst bills is here: 2020 Housing Bills, Legislation in an Era of Uncertainty
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