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Auggie

(31,167 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:22 PM Jan 2020

SB-50 failed in the CA Senate (dense transit housing)

It fell three votes shy of passing (needed 21).

Abstained/failed to vote: Archuleta, Bradford, Chang, Grove, Morrell, Umberg

Ayes: Atkins, Beall, Caballero, Dahle, Galgiani, Lena Gonzalez, Hueso, Hurtado, Leyva, McGuire, Monning, Moorlach, Nielsen, Pan, Roth, Skinner, Wieckowski, Wiener

Noes: Allen, Bates, Borgeas, Dodd, Durazo, Glazer, Hertzberg, Hill, Jackson, Jones, Mitchell, Portantino, Rubio, Stern, Wilk

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB50

The "No" votes, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, were because some lawmakers were concerned the bill would strip away control from local communities and wouldn't provide enough housing anyway.

Two big needs shelved again -- housing and transit.

NOTHING GETS DONE BECAUSE OF A FEW NIMBY ASSHOLES.

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SB-50 failed in the CA Senate (dense transit housing) (Original Post) Auggie Jan 2020 OP

Has nothing to do with NIMBYs SoCalNative Jan 2020 #1

Worst case scenario -- no way to know they would all be luxury units Auggie Jan 2020 #2

Based upon what's being built now all over California's SoCalNative Jan 2020 #3

This was a crappy bill if you don't live in dense urban areas Brother Buzz Jan 2020 #4

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)

1. Has nothing to do with NIMBYs

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 01:24 PM

Jan 2020

the bill as written would have done nothing to provide actual affordable housing and would have just allowed developers to continue to run wild building "luxury" units on every corner in every city.

Auggie

(31,167 posts)

2. Worst case scenario -- no way to know they would all be luxury units

Reply to SoCalNative (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 02:47 PM

Jan 2020

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)

3. Based upon what's being built now all over California's

Reply to Auggie (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 02:52 PM

Jan 2020

major cities, it's pretty much a given.

Brother Buzz

(36,417 posts)

4. This was a crappy bill if you don't live in dense urban areas

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 03:52 PM

Jan 2020

The general plan in my Podunk city was ready to be shredded by unscrupulous developers, with the help of some of our unscrupulous city council members. Funny how none of them live in my section of town that was to be targeted.

I'm privy to some of the plans these thugs were fermenting, so I'm glad SB 50 died.

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