San Francisco planners ruled in Aug the Marina Safeway housing tower meets AB 2011's streamlined-approval criteria, curbing the discretionary review opponents hoped to use. The 848-unit project can now proceed toward permits,
A bill meant to reduce condo construction-defect lawsuits (AB 1903) - a major reason developers avoid building condos - died without a single "no" vote when the legislative session ran out the clock.
California's shaky insurance market hits renters, not just owners.
One affordable-housing nonprofit saw premiums jump from $800K to $2.7M in a year. It's tapping reserves to cope.
Meanwhile, some landlords keep raising rents to cover rising costs.
“One ADU is great; two ADUs are even better”
CA's Legislature has passed AB 956, letting homeowners build 2 detached ADUs on their property & stopping HOAs from blocking otherwise legal ADUs.
Thanks @quirksilvaca! Next: Newsom's desk.
[Press Release] CA's Legislature has passed AB 2074, streamlining approval for high-rise housing near transit in CA's 7 largest cities — LA, SD, San Jose, SF, Sacramento, Oakland & Long Beach.
Thanks, @asmmatthaney. Next: Gov. Newsom's desk.
San Diego banned apartments across neighborhoods like Mission Hills and Hillcrest starting in the 1960s, under "community character," a coded tool for racial exclusion.
Downzoning directly worsened today's affordability crisis.
[BILL ALERT] AB 2074 has passed its Assembly concurrence vote! It now goes to the Governor for signature.
AB 2074 by @MattHaneySF speeds recovery of dense urban neighborhoods by streamlining high-rise housing near transit hubs. Learn more:
A California Policy Lab study finds Bay Area leavers land in homes worth 50% less, and their homeownership rate jumps 33% within five years, but they trade for lower incomes, worse schools, and higher climate risk.