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October 10, 2020 at 1:39 AM

Sacto Imploded as Legislators Pushed for Dense Luxury Housing and Abandoned Affordable Housing. How to Push Back, Oct. 10 at 10 am

  Please join us Sat. at 10 AM with Gab Layton of Embarcadero Institute, who set off fireworks over a Scott Wiener law that falsely doubled the estimated housing needed in SoCal and the Bay Area. Cities are being forced to densify, to comply with his fake numbers. Is …
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October 8, 2020 at 4:33 PM

Teleconference Sat Oct 10 at 10 AM - Sacto Imploded in 2020 as Legislators Pushed for Dense Luxury and Bailed On Affordable Housing. What IS Their Problem?

  Please join us Sat. at 10 AM with Gab Layton of Embarcadero Institute, who set off fireworks over a Scott Wiener law that falsely doubled the estimated housing needed in SoCal and the Bay Area. Cities are being forced to densify, to comply with his fake numbers. Is …
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October 7, 2020 at 8:45 PM

Teleconference Sat Oct 10 at 10 AM - Sacto Imploded in 2020 as Legislators Pushed for Dense Luxury and Bailed On Affordable Housing. What IS Their Problem?

  Please join us Sat. at 10 AM with Gab Layton of Embarcadero Institute, a think tank that’s set off fireworks over a law by Scott Wiener that exaggerated by nearly 100% the amount of housing needed in many cities. A second law holds cities to the vast error! Is DMV i…
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October 7, 2020 at 4:41 PM

NEWS ALERT! Son of SB 1120 is coming, California media is ebbing, a tech mogul says we killed his lucrative bill, and Wiener’s luxury housing fixation is just plain wrong

    Thanks folks, for playing a key role in stopping 7 of the 9 bad luxury housing bills in Sacramento. We hear that a mystery mogul blames us for killing his favorite market-rate density housing bill, jammed with drool-worthy incentives he didn’t need. We’re fine wit…
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October 6, 2020 at 3:50 AM

Sacto Imploded in 2020 as Legislators Pushed for Dense Luxury and Bailed On Affordable Housing. What IS Their Problem? Oct. 10 at 10 am

        Please join us Sat. at 10 AM with Gab Layton of Embarcadero Institute, a think tank that’s set off fireworks over a law by Scott Wiener that exaggerated by nearly 100% the amount of housing needed in many cities. A second law holds cities to the vast error! Is …
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September 1, 2020 at 8:26 AM

We All Killed SB 1120 Last Night. Good On YOU!

          YES! SB 1120 died good and dead a little over one hour ago, after getting a bare majority vote of the California state Assembly — but TOO LATE past midnight to complete a process called “concurrence” to become law!   We'll take the technical win!   Thanks t…
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August 31, 2020 at 4:39 AM

SB 1120 Delayed to Monday Because it Didn't Have the Votes!

          The Assembly is shutting down for the night. We have more time to finish the key calls to members who are STILL OPEN to arguments.   This is good for us, bad for the other side.    We will let you know the moment we know what hour the Monday session begins — …
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August 30, 2020 at 9:46 PM

Urgent: Contact Latino Members of the Assembly Now Tonight

          Your INCREDIBLE calls and emails forced senate boss Toni Atkins to delay the Assembly's vote on SB 1120 all week! Atkins tries again TODAY, sometime after 3 pm!   SB 1120 is Agenda Item No. 145. We NOW estimate it will be heard after 3 pm today.  Call this g…
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August 30, 2020 at 6:10 PM

Urgent: Contact Latino Members of the Assembly Now Tonight

          Your INCREDIBLE calls and emails forced senate boss Toni Atkins to delay the Assembly's vote on SB 1120 all week! She is trying again TODAY, sometime after 1 pm!   SB 1120 is Agenda Item No. 145. We estimate it will be heard after 2 pm today.    Please DO TH…
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August 30, 2020 at 5:38 AM

Vote on SB 1120 is set for Sunday afternoon! Call Assembly members SEVERAL more times! Don't let them take your street!

          Your INCREDIBLE calls and emails forced senate boss Toni Atkins to delay the Assembly's vote on SB 1120 all week! Her final try is Sunday Aug. 30!   SB 1120 is Agenda Item No. 145 on Sunday. We estimate it will be heard after 2 pm.    Please DO THIS, RIGHT N…
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August 29, 2020 at 4:17 AM

ALERT! Sacramento Votes on SB 1120 and AB 725 this Weekend. SB 1120 is the Worst of the 9 Bad Bills. Call Legislators Below!

          Sunday after 1 pm, the state Assembly will vote on the Worst Bill, SB 1120.    Tomorrow, after 10 am, the Senate is set to vote on AB 725, the Second-Worst Bill.   YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Ask Assembly members Mike Gipson and Reggie Jones-Sawyer to defend their worki…
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August 28, 2020 at 9:49 PM

Correction: ALERT! You can kill another Bad Bill that’s in trouble, AB 725, TODAY! Call your senator now!

          The state Senate this morning delayed its vote on AB 725, ugly cousin to SB 1120, authored by Scott Wiener's Bay Area pal, Buffy Wicks.    AB 725 is one of the Nine Bad Bills, four of which you helped CRUSH. Legislators may vote on AB 725 this afternoon! We do…
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August 28, 2020 at 9:34 PM

ALERT! You can kill another Bad Bill that’s in trouble, AB 725, TODAY! Call your senator now!

          The state Senate this morning delayed its vote on AB 725, ugly cousin to SB 1120, authored by Scott Wiener's Bay Area pal, Buffy Wicks.    AB 725 is one of the Nine Bad Bills, four of which you helped CRUSH. Legislators may vote on AB 725 this afternoon! We do…
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August 27, 2020 at 5:34 PM

Watch Assembly Floor Session Here

    Today's Assembly Floor Sesssion Has Just Started. You can watch here: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/media/chamber-video   SB 1120 is on the calendar as item 39. But our continued pressure could result in it not being take up today - let's hope! …
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August 27, 2020 at 3:54 AM

RED ALERT! SB 1120 Vote is TOMORROW 10 am in Assembly! Moving Fast! Don't Let Them Take YOUR Street!

    URGENT: The Assembly VOTES tomorrow, perhaps 10:30 or 11 am, on SB 1120. It's item No. 39 on the official agenda.    LITTLE TIME left to call and write assembly members. Please DO THIS NOW:   Call your assembly member NOW, whatever the time! Leave a msg citing t…
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August 27, 2020 at 12:23 AM

Correction - CHAOS! SB 1120 Hearing Change. Senate Shuts with COVID-19 Outbreak. Don't Let Them Take YOUR Street!

    Chaos in Sacramento: The Senate has to vote on SB 1120 AGAIN, due to minor amendments by the Assembly, but COVID-19 has AGAIN closed the Senate.   Meanwhile: The Assembly will probably vote SB 1120 (with new amedments) up or down later this week. More chaos! We …
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August 26, 2020 at 9:17 PM

CHAOS! SB 1120 Hearing Change. Senate Shuts with COVID-19 Outbreak. Don't Let Them Take YOUR Street!

    Chaos in Sacramento: The Senate has to vote on SB 1120 AGAIN, due to minor amendments by the Assembly, but COVID-19 has AGAIN closed the Senate.   Meanwhile: The Assembly will probably vote SB 1120 (with new amadments) up or down later this week. More chaos! We …
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August 26, 2020 at 5:17 PM

Call NOW to Stop SB 1120 Phone Numbers Included

      SB 1120 Assembly Vote is Today after 1 PM    Below are the Assembly members we hope to swing. Call as many as you can now - ask to vote No on SB 1120. it only takes a minute   ASM Sac Office Dist Office       Burke 916 319 2062 310 412 6400 Cervan…
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August 26, 2020 at 2:58 PM

ACT! Stop SB 1120 THIS MORNING! Don't Let Your Assembly Member Hand YOUR Street to Developers!

    SB 1120 is back, as Item No. 60 today in the Assembly (Not in Senate. Senators Atkins and Wiener have to get it passed in the ASSEMBLY. Then it will zoom thru the Senate STRAIGHT to Newsom!)   The Assembly vote on  SB 1120 was cancelled Tuesday due to YOUR outcry…
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August 26, 2020 at 3:38 AM

ACT! SB 1120 vote Wednesday! Stop Your Assembly Member from Handing YOUR Street to Developers!

    SB 1120 is set as Item No. 60 tomorrow in Assembly (Not in the Senate. Senators Atkins and Wiener have to get it passed in the ASSEMBLY. Then it goes STRAIGHT to Newsom!)   The SB 1120 vote was cancelled today. Senate boss Toni Atkins and sidekick Scott Wiener  D…
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August 25, 2020 at 5:55 PM

SB 1120 is in trouble! Double down on calls and emails NOW!

    Livable California has SOLID WORD that SB 1120 will be pulled from today’s agenda by State Sen President Pro Tem Toni Atkins if she and Assembly Members keep getting hammered with opposition from YOU! Keep up WHAT YOU ARE DOING: Call your Assemblymember NOW! The …
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August 25, 2020 at 4:08 PM

WATCH SB 1120 vote today: Will Your Assemblymember Hand Your Street to Developers?

    Folks, the crucial SB 1120 vote is today. The bill is "Item No. 112" on a long agenda. WATCH: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/media/chamber-video Note - Link won't be live until session starts at 10 AM   Call your Assemblymember NOW! The latest to oppose SB 1120 is A…
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August 25, 2020 at 12:37 AM

NEW ACTION LIST! Two Worst Bills to kill! Do it NOW!

    Thanks, you fabulously involved folks! We are making a difference in the last days of the 2020 Legislature. We URGE you to now focus on stopping the TWO WORST BILLS from going to Gov. Newsom. SB 1120 and AB 725 are in play.   We urge you now, Monday, to take 5 min…
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August 24, 2020 at 1:43 AM

ACTION LIST! Bills to kill, bills to love! Do it NOW, TODAY!

    Thanks, Californians, for watching Sacramento with us, in the tough year of 2020. With just a few days left in the legislative session, LOTS can go wrong.   First, please donate generously to Livable California. We’re grassroots, we’re communicating across vast r…
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August 21, 2020 at 10:48 PM

SB 1120 MUST be stopped. Call Assemblymembers and City Officials NOW!

    SB 1120 is rushing toward the Assembly floor, possibly Tuesday. It crushes single-family streets and directly attacks homeownership by ending single-family zoning everywhere.   TODAY, RIGHT NOW, contact your Assemblymember, found HERE, AND call your city councilm…
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August 20, 2020 at 9:17 PM

Correction: Urge Gov. Newsom to Veto SB 1120, the Neighborhood-Killer Just Approved in Committee!

    SB 1120 by Toni Atkins and Scott Wiener is heading to the California Assembly next week after being approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. We're thankful that its cousin, SB 902, was killed in Committee.   We must kill SB 1120 on the floor next week! F…
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August 20, 2020 at 8:26 PM

Urge Gov. Newsom to Veto SB 1120, the Neighborhood-Killer Just Approved in Committee!

    SB 1120 by Toni Atkins and Scott Wiener is heading to the California Assembly next week after being approved by the Assemlby Appropriations Committee. We're thankful that its cousin, SB 902, was killed in Committee.   We must kill SB 1120 on the floor next week! F…
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August 18, 2020 at 6:07 PM

Call into hearing now - on all bills

    The committee is taking all the bills together - Rich Now. Call in and state the bills you oppose and any you support.         Tues. Aug. 18 at 9:30 am, please join the fight to stop a radical experiment that crushes hard-won Black and Latino homeownership and bri…
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August 17, 2020 at 10:51 PM

Black Leaders Slam SB 1120! Help kill it Tuesday!

    Tomorrow, Tues. Aug. 18 at 9:30 am, please join the fight to stop a radical experiment that crushes hard-won Black and Latino homeownership and brings upheaval to every single-family street in California, including yours . Tuesday, tell the Assembly Appropriation…
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August 17, 2020 at 1:57 AM

Black Leaders Slam SB 1120! Help kill it Tuesday!

    SoCal Black leaders are slamming SB 1120, a Sacramento scheme to crush California’s single-family streets to jam in four pricey and unaffordable McMansions, or four market-rate homes, where one house stands now.   Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager-Dove, L.A. City Cou…
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August 15, 2020 at 12:19 AM

“"Stop SB 1120,” Statewide Townhall sponsored by the communities of South LA! Sat. Aug. 15, 11 am!

  South LA will be obliterated by SB 1120, the Scott Wiener-Toni Atkins gift to developers rushing through the legislature under cover of COVID-19. Our allies, the South Los Angeles Alliance for Locally Planned Growth, invite ALL California communities to the South L…
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August 14, 2020 at 2:29 AM

[Correction] Los Angeles! Attend the Huge South LA Virtual Town Hall , Sat. Aug. 15 at 11 am!

  South LA will be obliterated by SB 1120, the Scott Wiener-Toni Atkins gift to market-rate developers now rushing toward approval under cover of COVID-19. On Saturday, heavyweight L.A. elected officials will slam SB 1120. Zoom into the South LA Town Hall to Oppose S…
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August 14, 2020 at 1:35 AM

Single-Family Neighborhoods on Chopping Block ! On Aug 10 We Act Together!

  South LA will be obliterated by SB 1120, the Scott Wiener-Toni Atkins gift to market-rate developers now rushing toward approval under cover of COVID-19. On Saturday, heavyweight L.A. elected officials will slam SB 1120. Zoom into the South LA Town Hall to Oppose S…
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August 13, 2020 at 2:50 AM

Join South LA and Kill SB 1120! Attend their Virtual Town Hall, Sat. Aug. 15, 11 am!

    Join us Sat, Aug. 15, 11 am, at the virtual South LA Town Hall to Oppose SB 1120 and other bad bills, hosted by South LA Alliance for Locally Planned Growth! This week, five legislators on the Assembly Local Government Committee voted Aye for the neighborhood-cru…
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August 12, 2020 at 11:59 PM

Please Update Your Contact Information today

  With only 2 weeks left to kill the worst bills in the legislature, it's really important that you update your contact information so we can all have the greatest possible impact. Please update now:   Go here to update your contact information today!   Many of you re…
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August 11, 2020 at 8:17 PM

Committee restarting after technical issues call back in to oppose - Call NOW: 1-877-692-8957, and enter Access Code: 13154202} Testify against SB 902 ! - Crucial Aug. 11 Legislative Hearing!

    SB     Committee Restarting after tech problem cut off everyone - call back in to oppose SB 902 now   1-877-692-8957, and enter Access Code: 13154202     Livable California is a non-profit statewide group of community leaders, activists …
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August 11, 2020 at 7:04 PM

ALERT SB 902 is up early - Call NOW: 1-877-692-8957, and enter Access Code: 13154202} Testify against SB 902 ! - Crucial Aug. 11 Legislative Hearing!

    SB     SB 902 is Up Now - Call in to Oppose    This is the corrected call-in number:   1-877-692-8957, and enter Access Code: 13154202     Livable California is a non-profit statewide group of community leaders, activists and local elect…
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August 11, 2020 at 3:37 PM

CORRECTION to Number : 1-877-692-8957, and enter Access Code: 13154202} Testify against SB 902 & SB 1120 Today at 9:30 AM ! - Crucial Aug. 11 Legislative Hearing!

    FOR TODAY’S TESTIMONY:   This is the corrected call-in number:   1-877-692-8957, and enter Access Code: 13154202     Livable California is a non-profit statewide group of community leaders, activists and local elected officials. We belie…
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August 11, 2020 at 2:38 PM

[CORRECTION} Testify against SB 902 & SB 1120 Today at 9:30 AM ! - Crucial Aug. 11 Legislative Hearing!

  Now is when you speak against Scott Wiener’s two worst Bad Bills, SB 902 and SB 1120. Get in the phone queue about 9:30 am Today Tuesday. Wait for your turn, then urge the Assembly Local Government Committee to oppose SB 1120!    Then call back (we estimate 4-5 hour…
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August 11, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Testify against SB 902 & SB 1120 Today at 9:30 AM ! - Crucial Aug. 11 Legislative Hearing!

  Now is when you speak against Scott Wiener’s two worst Bad Bills, SB 902 and SB 1120. Get in the phone queue about 9:30 am Today Tuesday. Wait for your turn, then urge the Assembly Local Government Committee to oppose SB 1120!    Then call back (we estimate 4-5 hour…
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August 11, 2020 at 2:29 AM

Testify against SB 902 & SB 1120 tomorrow! Crucial Aug. 11 Legislative Hearing!

  Now is when you speak against Scott Wiener’s two worst Bad Bills, SB 902 and SB 1120. Get in the phone queue about 9:30 am Tuesday. Wait for your turn, then urge the Assembly Local Government Committee to oppose SB 1120!    Then call back (we estimate 4-5 hours late…
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August 7, 2020 at 8:32 PM

8 state Senators Voted Aug. 6 to Kill Single-Family Streets in All of California

  On Aug. 6, Scott Wiener’s Senate Housing Committee passed Assembly Bills 725 and AB 3040, which aim to overrun single-family streets with expensive market-rate development, including your street. Some backers suggested that your yard is unused space for pricey devel…
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August 5, 2020 at 11:43 PM

TWO BAD BILLS ARE DEAD! AB 1279 and AB 3107 GONE! NICE! Now, testify tomorrow Aug. 6, against 3 of the remaining Bad Bills, AB 725, AB 2345 and AB 3040!

  This is an incredible victory, with Assemblyman Richard Bloom of SoCal pulling his two terrible bills. (We left his two Bad Bill descriptions below, see strikethroughs).   Call to testify tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 6 in the Senate Housing Committee chaired by Scott Wi…
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August 4, 2020 at 4:14 PM

Please Update Your Contact Information TODAY

  With only 3 weeks left to kill the worst bills in the legislature, it's really important that you update your contact information so we can all have the greatest possible impact. Please update now:   Go here to update your contact information today!   Many of you re…
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August 1, 2020 at 5:51 AM

Teleconference: Kill SB 1120! Special Guest L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz, AND Your Role in a Statewide Newsletter Push, 10 am Aug. 1

  Soft-spoken and fierce, LA City Councilman Paul Koretz led City Hall against SB 50. He joins us Saturday to discuss Scott Wiener's SB 1120. SB 1120 is a reckless rewrite of SB 50 that would kill single-family "zoning" to let speculators jam 4 costly rental homes whe…
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July 31, 2020 at 11:57 PM

Teleconference: Kill SB 1120! Special Guest L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz, AND Your Role in a Statewide Newsletter Push, 10 am Aug. 1

  Soft-spoken and fierce, LA City Councilman Paul Koretz led City Hall against SB 50. He joins us Saturday to discuss Scott Wiener's SB 1120. SB 1120 is a reckless rewrite of SB 50 that would kill single-family "zoning" to let speculators jam 4 costly rental homes whe…
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July 31, 2020 at 5:20 AM

Teleconference: Kill SB 1120! Special Guest L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz, AND Your Role in a Statewide Newsletter Push, 10 am Aug. 1

  Soft-spoken and fierce, LA City Councilman Paul Koretz led City Hall against SB 50. He joins us Saturday to discuss Scott Wiener's SB 1120. SB 1120 is a reckless rewrite of SB 50 that would kill single-family "zoning" to let speculators jam 4 costly rental homes whe…
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July 29, 2020 at 4:50 AM

Nine Bad Bills Surprise Hearing Tomorrow 11:30 am! Let’s Kill SB 1085! Call In! (Correction)

  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.…
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July 29, 2020 at 4:07 AM

Nine Bad Bills Surprise Hearing Tomorrow 11:30 am! Let’s Kill SB 1085! Call In!

  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.…
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July 25, 2020 at 12:27 AM

Reminder Sat 10 AM Teleconference: How SB 902 Will Kill Your Open Space! AND Last Training on How To Send “Oppose” Letters to the State Portal, 10 am July 25

  Bay Area state Sen. Scott Wiener, who has called yards “immoral,” is out to kill voter-protected open space, shorelines & canyons via his noxious SB 902. Please join community leaders and city officials Sat. 10 am to discuss the land Wiener wants your cities to …