California YIMBY
Dueling Transfer Tax Measures Put Billions in California Real Estate Revenue on the Line
A Howard Jarvis ballot initiative and a last-minute legislative compromise, AB 736, are racing toward a June 25 deadline that will determine how...
Los Angeles Council Advances Four-Story Low-Rise Ordinance to Defer SB 79 Upzoning Until 2030
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 to advance a new Low-Rise Ordinance that permits buildings up to four stories in 57 neighborhoods...
Los Angeles Mounts Three-Front Resistance to SB 79, Pushing Compliance to 2030
City Council’s Alternative Plan, an LA Metro Board exemption push, and a pending Senate carve-out bill combine to delay California’s flagship transit housing...
San Diego Caps SB 79 Reach to One-Mile Transit Radius as Statewide Upzoning Law Hits July 1
City Council’s unanimous vote defers stop-by-stop classification to SANDAG while phasing in exemptions for fire, flood, historic and low-resource areas. California’s most aggressive...
California’s AB 2074 Targets Downtown High-Rise Housing with $500MM Revolving Loan Fund
Assemblymember Matt Haney’s Downtown Revitalization Act would mandate by-right residential density near transit in cities of 400,000-plus, directly addressing office-vacancy-driven decline in downtown...
LA City Council Unanimously Approves Scaled-Back Density Plan to Delay State-Mandated Upzoning Under SB 79
Council selects least ambitious of three options, permitting 4-story buildings across 55 low-density zones while deferring broader transit-oriented development mandates until 2030. The...
Los Angeles City Council Approves 668-Unit Centro Westlake Tower Complex Above MacArthur Park Metro Station
Joint development between Walter J. Company and LA Metro advances one of the city’s largest transit-oriented mixed-use projects, bringing affordable housing, a 300-room...
California’s Transit Housing Gambit: SB 79 Could Reshape Urban Development
Landmark legislation awaits Governor’s signature as state prepares to override local zoning near transit hubs After seven years of legislative battles and multiple...
LA Blocks State Bill to Build Housing Near Transit Stops, Defying Sacramento’s Development Push
LA’s narrow rejection of California’s SB 79 reflects a fundamental tension between local control and state intervention in addressing the housing crisis, with...
California Legislature Passes Two Housing Bills to Streamline Permitting Despite Local Opposition
In a move aimed at addressing California’s housing crisis, the State Legislature on Monday passed two bills, Senate Bill 423 and Senate Bill...
