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Governor Newsom Signs Historic Housing Legislation. SB 79 Culminates Eight-Year Fight to Legalize Homes Near Transit.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 79, a bill that will make it legal to build more homes near the highest capacity transit stops across California.

California YIMBY

Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)Aug 3, 2023

A new report identifies 156 housing projects that took advantage of SB35. It's helping, but it's still not enough.

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-03/california-housing-shortage-crisis-law-affordable-low-income-sb35-scott-wiener

A California housing law will lead to 18,000 new homes

A 2018 California housing law has helped create more than 18,000 new homes. But that's still far short of what's needed to dig the state out of a severe shortage.

Los Angeles Times

Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)Mar 20, 2023

Question for knowledgeable folks:

There's a limit in California state law of 5 hearings per housing development proposal. Say a city tries to require that a developer participate in more hearings.

How does that hearing limit get enforced? Does someone have to sue? Can a state agency step in? Does a project get deemed approved automatically upon hearing #6?

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