CVP
SB 9's unintended consequences - Let the games begin
In Part II of this series about SB 9, I stated that the Terner Center Report miscalculated how ordinary homeowners would respond to the bill’s “by right” lot spl... … more »
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Marin Post
Marin’s Seaplane Adventures
Seaplane Adventures is tourist sightseeing plane ride service located on Richardson Bay, along Highway 101. It operates out of a makeshift, bayfront, landing pi... … more »
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CVP
SB 9’s unintended consequences - To a hammer, everything’s a nail
In July of 2021, some months before the final version of Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) was signed into law, The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at Berkeley published... … more »
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CVP
Unintended consequences of SB 9 - RHNA quotas fulfilled without local rezoning?
In September, Newsom signed Senate Bill 9 into law. Among other things, SB 9 “would require a local agency to ministerially approve a parcel map for an urban ... … more »
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CVP
The housing debate in California has lost its way, while misguided class warfare continues
Like many political debates these days, discussions about housing policy have become buried in counterproductive ideological positions and misguided, sound-bite ... … more »
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KTAR
California is losing its architectural soul
When I first escaped to Los Angeles, California, from New York City in the early 1970s, L.A. and all of California felt like a place of open spaces and unbounded... … more »
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Kalbans Study
Cities and Counties have until December 31st to adopt resolutions to control SB 9 impacts
Senate Bill 9 (Atkins) (the “Bill” or “SB 9”), the California Home Act, was signed into law by Governor Newsom on September 19, 2021 and becomes effective on Janu... … more »
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Wikipedia
Can California Save the Planet From California?
Sacramento’s current obsession with trickle-down housing economics is based on an unquestioned belief that profit-driven “markets” will solve all our affordable ho... … more »
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Britannica
California Housing Laws, Meeting Al Gore, and Taxing the Rich
In the spring of 1990, I found myself in Washington DC, spending a few days with a small group of donors to the Environmental Defense Fund, meeting Senators and me... … more »
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Miller Avenue - City of Mill Valley
Alternatives to the 1 Hamilton Drive Affordable Housing Plan
The follow comment letter has been submitted to the City of Mill Valley City Council in anticipation of their September 20, 2021 hearing to consider the proposed... … more »