Hi Folks,

The Appropriations Committee sent SB 9 to the Assembly floor for a vote in the coming days. SB 10 is already on the floor. They must pass by Sept. 10 or die for this year.

A growing movement is urging a NO vote on SB 9 and SB 10, which make homeownership a contact sport for pension funds and rental giants, and create NO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Ex-Obama pollster David Binder says 71% of voters oppose SB 9 & 75% oppose SB 10.
The A. City Council voted to oppose the bills, bringing a new powerhouse into the fray.
Tenants’ rights leader Larry Gross of CES says the bills assure “increased developers’ profits … but do not provide for a single unit of affordable housing.”
A. City Council President Nury Martinez says "Sacramento has lost its credibility in L.A. with land use.”
A. Councilmember Paul Koretz says SB 9 and SB 10 are “cleverly marketed as helping build affordable housing. But they do the opposite.”
Housing is a Human Right ads in the A. Times urging people to fight SB 9 and SB 10.

Final Steps: On Saturday at 10 am, roll up your sleeves for a Facebook/Twitter/email/“district office involving a human” push! The aim is to educate busy legislators and aides on the consequences of SB 9 and SB 10.

What’s at stake: If SB 9 passes and Gov. Newsom signs it, the bill’s unprecedented profit incentives will draw deep pockets to single-family “markets.” Particularly in tree-lined Black and Latino homeowner strongholds in South L.A., the diverse Inland Empire, Greater L.A., O.C. and San Diego — plus all the desirable ‘burbs and getaways in NorCal and Central California.

If you haven’t read our disturbing list of every village, town and city defined by SB 9 and SB 10 as urban sprawl where these bills apply, you WON’T believe it! Seriously.

SB 9 is not “for homeowners,” who under law must pay off their existing MORTGAGE to do the “lot split,” THEN get a huge construction loan. SB 9 is for investors. Period.

Nor did last-minute amendments fix AT ALL the fact that both bills ENCOURAGE density in all California’s fire zones, whether protected by local fire departments or CAL FIRE.

Video inspiration: San Fernando City Councilmember Cindy Montanez, CEO of TreePeople, urges 1,100 attendees at an anti-SB 9/SB 10 town hall to become insta-lobbyists. Match their money with our heart!

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