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Happy Saturday, folks! It's been a minute, but I'm back once again to bring you the (best?) of statewide NIMBY group Livable California.
Today's discussion will feature updates on new state housing legislation that they're mad about.
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Today's discussion will feature updates on new state housing legislation that they're mad about.
As always, grab someđż, đ§”starts here!
I tuned in a little late, and hopped in during the middle of some complaining about courts upholding housing laws, as well as the Washington State Supreme Court upholding a new tax on capital gains.
Lol, lmao, etc.
Lol, lmao, etc.
Per LCA President Rick Hall, the org has supported 10 bills, opposing 8.
A while ago, the org figured out they needed to start supporting stuff so as to not be written off completely. Hasn't really worked though.
Here's a link to their letters.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/âŠ
A while ago, the org figured out they needed to start supporting stuff so as to not be written off completely. Hasn't really worked though.
Here's a link to their letters.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/âŠ
BREAKING: @GavinNewsom SIGNS #SB9 and #SB10 to allow duplex/lot splits on single-family lots and streamline up to 10 units
@GavinNewsom Neither bill is expected to make as big of a dent as #SB50 or other big-ticket, stalled #YIMBY pushes
But this still signals a major shift from single-family zoning, which dominates CA's housing landscape -- a dynamic Newsom and others fault for a severe housing crunch
But this still signals a major shift from single-family zoning, which dominates CA's housing landscape -- a dynamic Newsom and others fault for a severe housing crunch
Relatedly, reporters who thought we were off the clock a bit post-recall are remembering about those late-afternoon @GavinNewsom bill signings
Wenn Zivilgesellschaft, Parteien, Klima-Aktivisten, Antifa und radikaler gemeinsam mit Fans von @fckoeln und @f95 auf die StraĂe gehen um die EinschrĂ€nkung des wertvollsten Grundrechts zu kritisieren, lĂ€sst @hreul sie wegen etw. Rauch stoppen und PrĂŒgeln.
Bezeichnend! #NieMehrCDU
Bezeichnend! #NieMehrCDU
Ăbrigens, rund 600 bekannte Rechtsextremisten werden mit Haftbefehl gesucht.
Ich lese, die rechtstaatlich agierenden PolizeikrÀfte haben bei ihrem Eingreifen gegen Demonstranten ihren eigenen Pressesprecher verletzt. Hat er mit Worten opponiert? #dus2606
Hearing about housing bills at the California Progressive Alliance @CAProgAlliance online conference! First up is @BobbiLopezOak talking about #AB71, "Bring California Home" which would increase taxes on large corporations / close some tax loopholes, to fund affordable housing.
Next up is @uhshanti talking about #AB1199, a bill to tax large landlords (10+ properties) as well as create more transparency about who actually owns the buildings. Funding would go to housing & tenant services. đ
come watch the livestream at live.californiaprogressivealliance.org/housing !đșđŠ
Our second annual #FightLikeABronco Remembrance Event has gone virtual this year, but the goal remains the same: provide an evening of support and community for those who have lost a loved one to cancer.
Members of #BroncosCountry join us tonight for the virtual event, during which @upstairscircus will guide them through creating a custom distressed wood art kit featuring the #FightLikeABronco ribbon in memory of their loved one.
Participants got to hear a special message from @Broncos alumnus and #SB50 Champion @Tyler_Polumbus, who recently lost his mother to Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer:
Wrong question. The wildfires weâre seeing are in part of a consequence of a legacy of 100 years of fire suppression (and climate change).
It pains me that âwildfireâ is now used as a political excuse to block bills allowing more infill housing in the urban core away from the wildland-urban interface. (Iâm looking at you @HenrySternCA for your bullshit ass vote against #sb50 last spring.)
It pains me that @GavinNewsom at least as of last year wasnât able to take more of a harder line against more development in the WUI. abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS⊠see
Depressing @Cal_Plan interview with major LA transit advocate @DennyZane @MoveLATransit, who opposes @Scott_Wiener #SB50 (allowing apartments near major transit). His arguments are incorrect & self-defeating: planningreport.com/2019/09/16/den⊠1/8
First, he argues that requiring density near transit would sink transit ballot measures, as NIMBY suburbs would oppose them. But why should taxpayers pay for transit to low-density areas with weak ridership results? That's what happened in LA, with $$ wasted on weak lines. 2/8
Second, he wants cities to have an alternative to a "one-size-fits-all" state zoning standard near transit. His solution? Local compliance with state affordable housing mandates. But those mandates are weak & gamed. For example, Beverly Hills' allocation was 3 units. 3/8
A thread! @PlacesJournal published an article I wrote about the politics of shade in Los Angeles. Shade, as in, whatâs under a tree, or a covered walkway, or created by an awningâbasically, where you want to be on a hot day. Itâs cooler there! 1/ placesjournal.org/article/shade-âŠ
This is such a common sight in L.A.âa bus rider waiting in the tiny sliver of shade of a telephone pole. @sahrasulaiman has been documenting this phenomenon for years. There just isnât enough shade on the street, and it's unfair and ridiculous. 2/ la.streetsblog.org/2012/07/12/desâŠ
The idea that there's not enough shade in L.A. probably sounds preposterous to a New Yorker, where skyscrapers cast long shadows on narrow roads, or to a Midwesterner whoâs used to cloudy skies. L.A. is the Land of Sunshine. What is film, after all, but a screen for light? 3/
My piece on today's #SB50 deal. Takeaways:
* When committee chairs represent Marin, you get special rules for Marin
* Rules allowing fourplexes could be a big deal but anti-demolition rules would limit effects
* The bill is getting really complicated
latimes.com/politics/la-poâŠ
* When committee chairs represent Marin, you get special rules for Marin
* Rules allowing fourplexes could be a big deal but anti-demolition rules would limit effects
* The bill is getting really complicated
latimes.com/politics/la-poâŠ
Why do you keep talking about Marin County all the time, people ask me. Itâs because stuff like this happens all the time.
And now #SB50 vote count is final from committee today. It passed 6-1. Yes votes: Democrats @ilike_mike, @Scott_Wiener, @Jimbealljr and @Senator_Hurtado and Republicans @SenatorMoorlach and @CASenatorJim. No vote: @SenateHertzberg
1/13 A group called âAIDS Healthcare Foundationâ - a pariah among #HIV advocates - is a chain pharmacy & insurance company masquerading as a nonprofit.
AHF opposes #PrEP, funds anti-housing NIMBY groups, & uses HIV healthcare funds for politics.
AHF has zero credibility.
AHF opposes #PrEP, funds anti-housing NIMBY groups, & uses HIV healthcare funds for politics.
AHF has zero credibility.
2/13 AHF & its bully CEO Michael Weinstein are obsessed with abusing HIV healthcare funds to attack me. They first went after me when, as an SF Supervisor, I stopped them from scamming SF chain store rules to open a pharmacy: suing me & dumping big $ against me in my Senate race.
3/13 AHF/Weinstein are now going after me again, b/c of my housing work. They hired an investigator (thru their anti-housing front group âHousing Is a Human Rightâ) to dig up dirt & slander me. Theyâre running TV ads & sending out mailers attacking me for #SB50, #MoreHOMES Act.
Weâre about to get started with the Senate housing committee hearing, which today will include a discussion of #SB50. You can follow along with a livestream here: senate.ca.gov. Iâll thread the tweets here as things get spicy.
At the risk of my Twitter feed becoming an MC Escher painting, hereâs my thread from this morning on what to watch for in the #SB50 discussion today
Sen. Scott Wiener, SB 50âs author: "SB 50 addresses one of the fundamental obstacles to having enough housing in California for everyone who needs it, specifically hyper low-density zoning.â Says bill has broad support from biz/labor, student groups and AARP, environmentalists
TODAY: State lawmakers will hear for the first time #SB50, the bill that allows four- to five-story apartments near transit and more. Unlike last yearâs version of the legislation authored by Sen. @Scott_Wiener, SB 50 should advance out of its first committee. Hereâs why: (1/6)
@Scott_Wiener The first reason is pretty obvious. Senate leader @ToniAtkins created a new housing committee and put Wiener in charge of it. Thatâs where the bill will be heard today. Itâs rare for a committee chairâs bill to get killed in their own committee. But there are more reasons. (2/6)
Unlike last year, SB 50 has the support of the stateâs construction workersâ union and more robust support from environmental groups. And many who represent tenants â while still wary â have not taken a position while their immediate opposition helped crush the bill in 2018 (3/6)
New California Gov. @GavinNewsom is proposing a huge new investment in low-income housing and a host of new policies to boost housing production overall in his first budget
This looks like the biggest allocation and deal. $750 million to cities and counties to help spur production
Hereâs $500 million for new homelessness funding
1/4 Zoning reform - ending restrictive zoning that makes housing expensive, reinforces segregation, & worsens climate change - is key to solving CAâs housing crisis. Thank you @latimes editorial board for getting it. CA must make change. #SB50 #MoreHOMES latimes.com/opinion/editorâŠ
2/4 LA Times: âContinuing to preserve single-family neighborhoods as they were decades ago would have left vast swaths of the city unaffordable to many buyers, hostile to new approaches to transportation & still segregated as a result of racially discriminatory housing practicesâ
3/4 LA Times: âThere may be debates over exactly how radical the changes to the status quo should be, but itâs clear that single-family neighborhoods can no longer be sacrosanct. Not if cities are serious about increasing the supply and affordability of housingâ . . .
THREAD: California Sen. @Scott_Wiener revived his proposal to boost homebuilding near transit yesterday. A prior version became the most talked about housing bill in the country before it failed earlier this year. My initial take on the new plan: (1/11) latimes.com/politics/la-poâŠ
The bill #SB50 keeps much of last yearâs bill in tact. Four-to-five-stories near rail. Relaxed building rules near frequently used bus stops. No maps yet, but I imagine large parts of LA/SF would still be rezoned. There are three major policy differences that I've outlined (2/11)
You should expect much of the debate to center on those issues and the percent of new development set aside for low-income residents. And unlike last time, where the bill died at the first chance it could, I would definitely expect a debate this year (3/11)
