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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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"When it comes to housing, our constituents are suffering. They are asking us to fix it. Most of them don't really care if the people who fix it are people they elected on the state line or on the city line."pic.twitter.com/249ID60oDO
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"We are excited about the hight increases because it will allow deed restricted affordable housing to be built in more places where multifamily housing was previously not allowed." -
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Another thread worth following on this bill:https://twitter.com/dillonliam/status/1113112221553266689 …
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And our friends at
@hlc_sanmateo who are here to fight for#MoreHOMES:https://twitter.com/hlc_sanmateo/status/1113185964434702336 …
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Another great thread from our allies at
@eb4everyone:https://twitter.com/eb4everyone/status/1113178545554055168?s=19 …Show this thread -
Supporters of
#MoreHomes here speak up for housing: Habitat for Humanity@Habitat_org in support@eb4everyone calling to "end segregated zoning." State Chamber of Commerce Volunteer retiree repping@AARPCA "in strong support."@Indivisible_CA both Sacramento & CA "in support"Show this thread -
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#MoreHomes here speak up for housing: State Council on Disability@FossilFreeCA in support@CaliforniaLabor in support!@SFHAC in strong support "Marin County resident here to speak for all the moms of Marin. We need to provide housing for our caregivers."Show this thread -
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#MoreHomes here speak up for housing:@MissionYIMBY took@Amtrak to support! Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in support Homeowner from San Mateo in support@penforeveryone in support Bay Area Housing Advocacy Coalition "every municipality needs to do their part"Show this thread -
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#MoreHOMES here to speak up for housing: "I grew up in Palo Alto, and I want to stay."@hlc_sanmateo in support Coalition of Seniors in South Sacramento supporting City of Oakland, Emeryville and more support Affordable houser@BRIDGEhousing in supportShow this thread -
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#MoreHOMES here to speak up for housing:@SVLeadershipGrp Civil Liberties Advocacy@eb4everyone supporting Mayor@LondonBreed representative here in support@SonjaTrauss representing@YIMBY_Law "We enforce the housing laws you pass!"@BayAreaCouncil in supportShow this thread -
Realtor here to speak in opposition has some pretty wild comments. "This would destroy my single family home only neighborhood. ...this would create regionalism which I DEFINITELY oppose." This is about destroying suburban one home per lot neighborhoods."
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"This is discrimination against the suburbs. This is about smart growth. ...This is discrimination against suburban neighborhoods."
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Important point about the "fee out" option for inclusionary requirements for housing. Affordable Housers like fee outs generally, because they build housing with those funds. LA org Housing is a Human Right doesn't because they want on-site affordable.https://twitter.com/dillonliam/status/1113194057705054209?s=19 …
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"Our 30-40 years of suppressing housing in the state if California has come back to haunt us We are 49th *FOURTYNINETH* in the nation in housing production per capita. ...These prices are products of scarcity." - Senator
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"We have super commutes in California now. ...people live hours an hours from their jobs. ...it's not right." - Senator
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Senator Patricia Bates of Orange County and San Diego area says that the lack of parking requirements makes it impossible for her to support at this times. Says something vague about safety.
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Senator
@ilike_mike says he appreciates all the conversations they've had about#SB50,#SB4 and the need for more homes.Show this thread -
"We are in trouble. We are in deep deep trouble. But I am an optimist. We know what we need to do. ...the dysfunctional way we've done zoning, where we're saying 'if you can't afford a single family home, get out'... We need change." -
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6/1 in favor and it is a shoe-in to pass the committee. They'll hear
#SB4 now and hold open the vote. But you can still celebrate.pic.twitter.com/Xez6nYgKGoShow this thread - End of conversation
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