These four bills — all by Democrats — take different tacks:
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• SB951 By San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener
Puts further restrictions on what kinds of projects can be appealed directly to the Commission. In it’s current version. https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240sb951?slug=CA_202320240SB951
An earlier version of that bill would have cut a chunk of San Francisco out of the Coastal Zone entire, but that proposal was amended. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/coast-housing-wiener-18624806.php Together they show that many pro-housing legislators have taken heart from last year’s battle for the coast.
• AB2560 by San Diego Assemblymember David Alvarez.
Exempts from the Coastal Act apartment projects that make use of density bonus law – a policy that lets developers build taller, higher and with fewer restrictions if they set aside units for lower income residents. https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240ab2560?slug=CA_202320240AB2560
• SB1077 Encinitas Senator Catherine Blakespear
Makes the same exception for accessory dwelling units ( ADUs) https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240sb1077?slug=CA_202320240SB1077,
• SB1092 by Encinitas Senator Catherine Blakespear
Forces the Commission to process appeals of locally-approved apartment buildings faster. https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240sb1092?slug=CA_202320240SB1092
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