Just because we haven’t heard much about SB50 lately (it’s the California legislative bill that would end single-family zoning in transit- and jobs-rich areas, [more…] The post It’s Back! SB 50 Garners Support from State Leaders appeared first on Larchmont Buzz – Hancock Park News. Source: Larchmont Buzz – Hancock Park News – The […]
Strength in the suburbs: Homeowners played central role in opposing housing bill
State Senator Anthony Portantino and Glendale A proposed statewide housing bill faced broad opposition, particularly in Los Angeles, but it was single-family homeowners who appear to have had the most influence in squashing it. Suburban homeowners played a central role in state Sen. Anthony Portantino’s decision last week to shelve the bill, according to the […]
SB 50, a bill to allow multifamily building statewide, again put on ice
Anthony Portantino and State Senators Scott Wiener A sweeping bill to allow dense residential development across California is once again dead in the water, at least for the rest of 2019. State Senator Anthony Portantino, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday that Senate Bill 50 would not leave his committee this year, putting […]
LA is reining in the real estate industry. Is it going too far?
Councilmember David Ryu, City Hall, and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti (Credit: Getty Images and iStock) A City Hall-supported ballot initiative that would impose a new square footage tax on properties. A City Council proposal to ban developers seeking project approval from donating to a political campaign. Opposition to a state measure that would increase the […]
SB 50 Watch: LA Times Endorsement, Background Articles, Lawn Signs, and More…
SB 50, the state-level housing bill that could overtake local zoning, densify most neighborhoods within half a mile of public transit, and which increasingly (after [more…] The post SB 50 Watch: LA Times Endorsement, Background Articles, Lawn Signs, and More… appeared first on Larchmont Buzz – Hancock Park News. Source: Larchmont Buzz – Hancock Park […]
SB 50: Zombie 2.0
Once again Sacramento is trying to destroy our City and our State. The current Godzilla is Senate Bill 50 (SB50) introduced by the same real estate industry con artist Scott Weiner who tried to destroy our City last year with SB827. That previously defeated bill would have allowed four to eight story buildings anywhere in […]