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  1. "Any legislator can prattle on about...California’s housing crisis. But how many have the courage to do something about it?" Now's the time to say YES to , YES to more housing, and YES to a future where people can afford to call California home!

  2. Jan 29

    As we wait for word on , let's just reflect upon the fact that every single one of California's senators is a homeowner. Fewer than 50% of Californians own their homes.

  3. Editorial: A vote against SB50 is a vote for California’s housing and homelessness crisis

  4. Jan 29

    Watching the vote come down to the wire, it’s easy to forget that Gov. ran on building millions of homes. Would be really cool if he could show even an iota of leadership right now.

  5. Jan 29

    The is very odd to me. Its essentially a debate about whether areas near jobs and transit should allow only single-family homes or not. What are the affordability requirements for single-family homes? None.

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  6. As a co-author of , I'm incredibly frustrated—as are many of you—that it failed today. We *MUST* pull out all the stops to build new homes if we want to stabilize housing costs & end our homelessness crisis. Status quo inaction is *not* an option.

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  7. is trending because of the vote and it's causing football fans to interact with YIMBY folk in a very confusing discussion of the 2016 Super Bowl

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  8. Jan 29

    I’m extremely disappointed in my senator, voting against . We desperately need massive amounts of new housing, but if we let the desires of rich, white homeowners outweigh the common good, it will never happen.

  9. Jan 30

    The big takeaway from the vote? Despite high-profile opposition from tenants groups, it was senators from affluent suburbs that killed it. My post-mortem here:

  10. Jan 29

    Let's not slip too far away from the main issue with . It's a decision on whether or not we want to have it be illegal to build four story apartment buildings next to buses. Two-thirds of Californians think we should legalize apartments.

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  11. Jan 29

    In the two years since SB827 was introduced I've paid $72,000 in rent. My landlords (plural because we were evicted once so that the guy could cash out) have paid a total of $7,353 in property taxes and maybe a few hundred dollars in maintenance.

  12. Jan 30

    It's hard for me to believe the controversy over . All it does is make it legal to build apartments. We really need to expend so much brain energy on something so simple, so obvious? We need to debate whether housing will be more or less expensive if we allow apartments?

  13. By not passing today, CA has guaranteed the only people who will be buying homes near jobs are highly paid techies, executives, and people with existing wealth. Judge politicians by the outcomes of their votes on bills, not their speeches, and not who they pander to.

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  14. My opponent’s controversial housing legislation just failed, for the third time. I hear from voters every day that they’re ready for new leadership—someone who listens and works well with others. Not the real estate lobby. Here’s my housing plan 🌆

  15. I voted for for one reason, and one reason only, because I expected ACTION on his promises to get millions of homes built, not spineless dithering Gavin, you still have time to do the right thing, step up, twist arms, and get passed 😡

  16. Califronia’s , which would dramatically increase density around transit and job centers, has fallen short for the third year in a row. My piece with

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  17. Jan 29

    In the two years since SB827 was introduced, my partner and I have paid $62,000 in rent. Our landlord has paid a total of $5,362 in property taxes plus $175 for the one time a plumber came (I had to call the plumber.) We need ! Our economy is getting eaten by landowners.

  18. Jan 29

    Incredibly, is invoking the climate crisis on the Senate floor right now as a reason to oppose , a bill supported by , the and Environment California. Congrats, dude: you're the new face of liberal climate denialism. 🤦‍♂️

  19. Jan 29

    Steven Bradford from LA really knocked it out the park explaining how single-family zoning was a racist policy in direct response to fair housing law and Byron Rumford, even though I have no idea how he's voting on

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  20. Jan 29

    Threw a quick map together of today's vote:

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