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Just getting started at the first committee hearing for #SB50 #MoreHOMES!pic.twitter.com/PqVlUP2WKc
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Senator @Scott_Wiener begins his presentation...
"SB 50 addresses one of the main obstacles to getting housing we need: hyper low density zoning..."
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Hyper low density is bad for the environment, lengthens commutes, and drives up California housing costs.
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"The coalition supporting this bill is broad and diverse. It includes
@CA_Bldg_Trades and the Chamber. You don't see that very often. ...whether Red or Blue, our communities are struggling with housing."Show this thread -
"Zoning is foundational. You can have all the funding in the world, but if it's not legal to build the housing, you're stuck."
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If we meet our housing goals through sprawl, we will pave over our green spaces and create disastrous sprawl.
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Another Live-Tweeting YIMBY:https://twitter.com/IDoTheThinking/status/1113171325361709056 …
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@Scott_Wiener, "Please note that I had an 8-story option in the bill last year, and we removed it." The room giggles.Show this thread -
Density decontrol means that in many places
#SB50 won't touch height limits, but will allow more families to live in communities across California.Show this thread -
Annie is getting nostalgic. I'm not crying you're crying.https://twitter.com/anniefryman/status/1113182063866273792?s=19 …
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