SB827: Difference between revisions

@Hyper_lexic<br/> I think it might go too far in the reach - minimum 45’ zoning on current residential side streets would be a real shock.<br/> &nbsp;

=== Could lead to demolition and displacement in low-income areas ===

*ensure a percentage of the new homes built are available exclusively to people with low incomes.

=== Upzoing could create pressure for less well-off homeowners to sell and relocate.&nbsp; ===

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== References ==

*Council of Infill Builders [California]. “[http://www.councilofinfillbuilders.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SB-827-Support-Council-of-Infill-Builders.pdf SB 827 Support – Transit-Oriented Housing Bonus.]” &nbsp;Support letter, 9 January 2018. [http://www.councilofinfillbuilders.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SB-827-Support-Council-of-Infill-Builders.pdf http://www.councilofinfillbuilders.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SB-827-Support-Council-of-Infill-Builders.pdf].<br/> &nbsp;

*Dillon, Liam. "Get ready for a lot more housing near the Expo Line and other California transit stations if new legislation passes<br/> housing expo line."&nbsp;''LA Times.&nbsp;[http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-housing-transit-bill-20180104-story.html http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-housing-transit-bill-20180104-story.html].''<br/> &nbsp;

*Edmondson, David. “[http://www.thegreatermarin.org/blog/2018/1/8/what-transit-oriented-development-should-look-like What transit-oriented development should look like.]” The Greater Marin blog, 8 January 2018. [http://www.thegreatermarin.org/blog/2018/1/8/what-transit-oriented-development-should-look-like. http://www.thegreatermarin.org/blog/2018/1/8/what-transit-oriented-development-should-look-like.&nbsp;]<br/> &nbsp;

*Elkind, Ethan. "[http://legal-planet.org/2018/01/04/finally-california-gets-a-meaningful-housing-bill/ Finally, California Gets A Meaningful Housing Bill: SB 827 (Wiener) would be a game-changer to solve the housing and sprawl crisis.]"&nbsp;''Legal Planet ''blog, 4 January 2018.&nbsp;[http://legal-planet.org/2018/01/04/finally-california-gets-a-meaningful-housing-bill/ http://legal-planet.org/2018/01/04/finally-california-gets-a-meaningful-housing-bill/].<br/> &nbsp;

*Elkind, Ethan. "[http://www.ethanelkind.com/kpcc-radio-discussion-on-sb-827-the-homeowner-backlash/ KPCC Radio Discussion On SB 827: The Homeowner Backlash]." 5 Jan 2018.&nbsp;[http://www.ethanelkind.com/kpcc-radio-discussion-on-sb-827-the-homeowner-backlash/ http://www.ethanelkind.com/kpcc-radio-discussion-on-sb-827-the-homeowner-backlash/].<br/> [blog post, links to archived radio show].&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;

*Goodman, Damian. "[http://www.crenshawsubway.org/sb_827_must_be_stopped_to_protect_south_la SB 827 Is a Declaration of War on South LA]."&nbsp;''Crenshaw Subway&nbsp;Coalition&nbsp;''blog, 5 Jan 2018. [http://www.crenshawsubway.org/sb_827_must_be_stopped_to_protect_south_la. http://www.crenshawsubway.org/sb_827_must_be_stopped_to_protect_south_la.&nbsp;]<br/> &nbsp; &nbsp;''"'SB 827 would usurp all of the recent South LA's community plan updates - those years of conversations, workshops and hearings that we engaged in - to replace it with a vision concocted by a pro-gentrification, pro-displacement, real estate industry puppet in Sacramento who goes by the name of Scott Weiner.<br/> &nbsp; &nbsp;''Scott Weiner is to gentrifiers, what Donald Trump is to racists."'<br/> &nbsp;

*Grabar, Henry. "[https://slate.com/business/2018/01/california-bill-sb827-residential-zoning-transit-awesome.html California Bill Would Allow Unrestricted Housing by Transit, Solve State Housing Crisis.]" 5 Jan 2018. [https://slate.com/business/2018/01/california-bill-sb827-residential-zoning-transit-awesome.html https://slate.com/business/2018/01/california-bill-sb827-residential-zoning-transit-awesome.html].<br/> ''"At first glance, the bill is too radical to pass; California homeowners would revolt, or at least use their remaining local power to shut down a whole lot of bus routes. At least one advocate for equitable development in South L.A. has compared the bill to Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act. Like most attempts to build more housing, it will likely be crushed between homeowners seeking to preserve property values and renters fearful of the resultant tear-downs and evictions.''<br/> ''&nbsp; &nbsp; "Wiener’s transit-oriented development bill, if it passed, would have the most radical impact of any California law since Prop 13, the 1978 resolution that permanently lowered the state’s property taxes (and dealt a blow to state finances that continues to this day). But even if it doesn’t, it puts some smaller good ideas on the table. If anyone were in a position to get some part of this passed, it would be California Gov. Jerry Brown, who is in the final year of his well-received second stint in charge of the country’s most populous state."''<br/> &nbsp;