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The housing bill that has people freaking out from Marin to Compton


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2018 Apr 1, 6:50pm   2,780 views  7 comments

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https://www.dailynews.com/2018/04/01/what-to-know-about-the-housing-bill-that-has-people-freaking-out-from-marin-to-compton/

As currently written, SB 827 would essentially exempt all new housing built within half a mile of a train stop or quarter mile of a frequent bus stop from most local zoning rules. So, if a city had zoned an area for single-family homes, developers could invoke the bill to build multifamily apartment buildings between four and eight stories high. It would also free those projects from parking requirements and other zoning rules frequently abused by cities to impede new development.

How much area in major California cities would fall under the bill? That’s what makes this so radical. Preliminary analysis by the San Francisco Planning Department shows that basically all—yes, all—of San Francisco and huge swaths of Los Angeles would lose their local zoning regulations. Ninety percent of San Francisco’s residential parcels would have a higher height limit for new development under the bill. ...

For decades, urbanists across the state have longed for the type of density SB 827 would bring. Despite major pushback from some quarters of his home city that San Francisco would become unrecognizable should the bill become law, Wiener has stressed that such density is good for cities like San Francisco, and the most effective way to combat the region’s astronomical housing prices.

Proponents of SB 827 say it has two primary goals: 1) to increase the supply of housing and thereby lower housing prices, and 2) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.

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1   lostand confused   2018 Apr 1, 8:55pm  

Fascinating-will it pass? I doubt anybody wants to build in Compton. But a bunch of high rises in the east bay, SF, peninsula and San Jose and LA would certainly alleviate housing demand.
2   MisdemeanorRebel   2018 Apr 1, 9:00pm  

Patrick says
Despite major pushback from some quarters of his home city that San Francisco would become unrecognizable should the bill become law,


"We're known for our poopy, broken-glass streets. High density housing? For Shame! Let them eat tiny houses!"
3   FortWayne   2018 Apr 1, 9:19pm  

We need more houses, not apartment buildings destroying communities.

I don’t agree with this bill for those reasons.
4   Y   2018 Apr 1, 9:29pm  

Time to short Farmers and All state.
The big ones due any day now...
Patrick says
Preliminary analysis by the San Francisco Planning Department shows that basically all—yes, all—of San Francisco and huge swaths of Los Angeles would lose their local zoning regulations
5   ForcedTQ   2018 Apr 2, 11:05am  

The non-thinking urban housing consumer will see this and jump for joy. They feel jilted at the prices they are paying for rent/purchase of living space in these large cities. They do not understand the problems of living in a high density area. They do not think of the future, they only posture about how others should be acting "sustainably." They do not even begin to understand the meaning of the word. Most have never even thought about how to feed themselves should the store they buy food from every other day cease to have stock on it's shelves. Let them eat cake.....
6   FortWayne   2018 Apr 2, 4:17pm  

If you are complementing yourself... sure

HEYYOU says
Patrick,
Got your "Patrick.net Housing News" email.
After a quick perusal,one slight problem,
Not enough pictures!

Patnetters read on the 1st grade level.
And that may be a compliment, lmao, ;-)
7   FortWayne   2018 Apr 2, 8:03pm  

I read goodly.

HEYYOU says
FortWayne says
If you are complementing yourself... sure


Definitely a compliment! Some are reading at kindergarten level.
Reading's not the problem,it's comprehension.

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