San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener doubles down on the failures of the Yimby theology. "We have a glut of tech companies in San Francisco, coupled with soaring residential rent and real estate prices that make living here virtually unaffordable for all but the rich and those lucky enough (like myself) to have rent-controlled apartments. "...the
Mayor Tornek said the City is prepared to go to court to fight if the State continues to siphon off more municipal authority. "The law does not provide exemptions for cities like Pasadena, which are already generating housing at a rapid pace, Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek said. “We have so much new housing that people
November 9, 2018: Michael Goldman (2.4 minutes), Sunnyvale City Council member, explains how the pressure to build, build, build creates more congestion, the middle class is being squeezed, and people are leaving of the Bay Area. Video Link
November 10, 2018: Livable California celebrated candidates who earned respect for running for office, because, winning or not, they added their voice to changing the narrative from a frenzied “housing crisis” to supporting paced, smart, and balanced growth. A dozen people, including four who won a seat on their city council, earned certificates “In recognition
Scott Wieners policies like SB 50 are an attack on the fragile middle class. Building predominately "market rate" housing that few can afford exacerbates the income divide. Poor policies that favor the uber-rich are dividing the country. "The extreme cost of living has forced some California families to take unusual steps like this. As the Department
Scott's Wiener's says he will exclude sensitive communities from the massive gentrification of SB 50 but he won't define sensitive communities in the bill. Instead he plans protection areas to be minimal and defined later by an unaccountable bureaucracy that he can control. The fact is there is an excellent methodology to define sensitive communities
"Regional planners mount a quiet coup to promote developers and attack vulnerable communities" This Bay Area threat is coordinated with Scott Weiner's Yimby Developer cabal that is pushing SB 50 https://48hills.org/2019/01/developer-mtc-coup/
In addition to waivers, developers can demand up to 3 "Incentives or Concessions" including: Gut city development standards like trees, architecture/design, and supergraphics bans Gut the local zoning code Gut setbacks (frontage that allows for trees and green space) Gut "onsite open-space" (mass structures with no courtyard or balconies) Gut "exposure" laws - which require that
Local development standards that aren't state law could be tossed aside by developers unless doing so puts “puts public safety at risk” or fails to reduce development costs. Developers can: Gut city height limits (SB 50 raises residential heights to 4 to 5 stories) Gut required parking (apartment complexes can be built without a single