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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 10 to make it easier and faster for cities to construct denser housing near public transit stops.
Design + Construction  ·  Neighborhoods
California

California Ends Single-Family Only Zoning

By Greg Cornfield
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A hospitality worker serves a pitcher of beer to customers sat at an outdoor table of a re-opened bar.
Coronavirus
California

California Plans to Expand Outdoor Space for Bars, Restaurants

By Greg Cornfield
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The L.A. City Council approved resolutions opposing SB 9 and SB 10. Councilman Paul Koretz said the state bills reward luxury developers and investors by “removing local zoning and environmental control."
Politics & Real Estate
California

California Weighs Controversial Housing Development Bills

By Greg Cornfield
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Gov. Gavin Newsom watches as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is prepared by Director of Inpatient Pharmacy David Cheng at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. Newsom and legislative leaders said “work is far from over" for protecting renters in the state.
Coronavirus  ·  Politics & Real Estate
California

Calif. Lawmakers Announce New Eviction Moratorium Extension, Rent Relief Plan

By Greg Cornfield
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Senator Scott Wiener, above, and Senator Lena Gonzalez said the Legislature “missed a major opportunity to throw a lifeline to small businesses and nonprofits" after the defeat of SB 939.
Coronavirus  ·  Politics & Real Estate
California

Calif.’s SB 939 Fails in Committee [Updated]

By Greg Cornfield
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California lawmakers will announce more amendments to SB 939 on Tuesday at a Senate Appropriations Committee.
Coronavirus
California

Calif. Lawmakers ‘Significantly Amending’ Bill to Renegotiate, Break Leases

By Greg Cornfield
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"The choice is not between full rent and reduced rent. The choice is between reduced rent and no rent.” Sen. Scott Weiner argues for Senate Bill 939 at Friday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Leases  ·  Coronavirus
California

Bill Allowing Commercial Tenants to Renegotiate, Break Lease Deals Advances in Calif.

By Greg Cornfield
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State lawmakers and local officials throughout Southern California spent the past week working on measures of protections to address the economic impacts of a shutdown.
Coronavirus
California

California Ramps Up Tenant Protections as State Shuts Down

By Greg Cornfield
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California State Capitol
Politics & Real Estate
California

California’s Transit-Housing Bill SB 50 Fails Again

By Greg Cornfield
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State Senator Scott Wiener, author of SB 50, has until January 31 to get his transit-housing bill approved by the Senate.
Politics & Real Estate
California

Transit-Housing Bill Back in California’s Housing Crisis Fight

By Greg Cornfield
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The answer is clear why SB 50 failed.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
Los Angeles

What’s the Matter with California?

By Alison Stateman
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California State Senator Scott Wiener was the author of a bill that would have permitted construction of buildings near mass transit.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
Los Angeles

CREFC: California Legislation to Watch [Updated]

By Alison Stateman
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Los Angeles financial district skyscrapers are seen behind a homeless tent encampment in downtown Los Angeles.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
Los Angeles

State Housing Bill Dies While LA Takes Emergency Actions to Combat Homeless Crisis

By Alison Stateman
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Pico station on the Los Angeles Metro in downtown Los Angeles.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
Los Angeles

Senate Bill 827: A Primer

By Alison Stateman
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