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Josh

@SoPasDad
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If Martin Luther King Jr was alive today, he would be a YIMBY. This is a great article from his son about how there needs to be zoning reform and significantly more building to make communities more inclusive and diverse. ajc.com/opinion/opinion-keep…
Opinion: Keep building affordable housing to bring American Dream closer for all

Opinion: Keep building affordable housing to bring American Dream closer for all

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Another LA Metro Vermont critique: Environmental contract awarded this month is $55m, will use new state law to be CEQA EIR exempt. Cancelled proposed contract (with full CEQA EIR) in 2021 was $33m. Delaying for more community engagement led to $22m increase in contractor costs.
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Over 10 years after project started and 4.5 years after board said to start environmental review, LA Metro plans to award planning and environmental study contract for Vermont BRT this month (September 2023). Bus lanes planned for Northern and Southern sections by summer 2025.
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Why state action/oversight of SF on housing? Board of Supervisors agreed to these housing reforms as part of its state housing plan. It’s now balking at actually adopting them. + SF has the longest permit process & most anemic housing production Enough. sfstandard.com/2023/09/19/sa…
San Francisco Bill That Would Cut Housing Reviews Stalled

San Francisco Bill That Would Cut Housing Reviews Stalled

A bill proposing sweeping changes to planning rules was stalled until Oct. 2.

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Santa Monica, South Pasadena, and San Francisco are all trying to go back on the zoning commitments they made in their housing elements. We shall see if @MeganKirkeby and @California_HCD keeps their commitments to enforce these adopted housing elements.
Corey Smith 陈锐 (@coreysmith_17) profile pictureCorey Smith 陈锐@coreysmith_1720 Sep 2023
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a plan to build 82,000 new homes earlier this year. Now that it’s being implemented, the Board wants to open up negotiations. 🙄🙄
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Legislators didn't do it with One Big Bill so it may have gone unnoticed. But a handful of bills and laws may soon “make it possible for affordable housing providers to develop nearly all viable sites in California by-right and exempt from CEQA.” calmatters.org/housing/2023/…
How California lawmakers greenlit ‘any flavor of affordable housing you could possibly want’

How California lawmakers greenlit ‘any flavor of affordable housing you could possibly want’

A patchwork of bills passed by the California Legislature may give affordable housing developers the green light to build across the state.

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At special meeting of the @SouthPasadenaCA council on the General Plan, a resident suggested that they “buy their way out”. He was referring to compliance with state law and a lawsuit settlement. I fear our council may take advice. Bonkers.
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This meeting is happening right now. From the looks of it, @SouthPasadenaCA is about to fuck around and find out. I’m gonna need another Cameo from @rogerskaer.
Josh (@SoPasDad) profile pictureJosh@SoPasDad18 Sep 2023
South Pasadena is currently planning to cut out significant amounts of the planned upzoning in their Housing Element and are risking two lawsuits in doing so. This is absolutely wild. A 🧵 .
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South Pasadena is currently planning to cut out significant amounts of the planned upzoning in their Housing Element and are risking two lawsuits in doing so. This is absolutely wild. A 🧵 .
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South Pasadena is having a meeting today to start the adoption process before the Sept 27th deadline. They were really hoping no one would notice because it was not mentioned once in the meeting about the General Plan. southpasadenaca.gov/home/sho…
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I fully expect that South Pasadena will cave once they get the letters from Californians for Homeownership and YIMBYLaw. The Ca for Homes stipulated judgement is pretty cut and dried. But if they don’t things will get very very interesting.
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