In recent years, a group of California lawmakers has been pushing for legislation to override locally approved zoning rules and permit denser development in residential neighborhoods. At the moment, a bill is rushing toward passage in the state Legislature that would dramatically and undemocratically rewrite land-use rules in California.
These changes in the rules would be imposed on local governments but would not provide true solutions to the state’s affordable housing crisis. That’s why a bipartisan group of 120 locally elected officials from 48 cities across the state — including not just wealthy communities but also low- and middle-income communities — have signed on to this article, agreeing that adding density to neighborhoods in such a broad and haphazard manner lowers quality of life for all communities.
Another problem with the SB 9 approach is that many cities face ”carrying capacity limits” that must be considered before density is increased. If a community’s population is going to grow, as it would under SB 9, are there enough parks? Can the schools support the increase in students? You can’t just make a neighborhood more crowded without considering sewer limitations, traffic conditions and water supply.
opinion Nothing like a good opinion piece from an out-of-touch group of local politicians based on zero evidence (but plenty of dog whistles) to further the public discourse. Nice work .
opinion What an ignorant body of people. Lots of upper middle class NIMBYs who don’t understand that the only solution to increasing the supply of affordable housing is to *actually increase the supply of affordable housing* This really is the absolute RIGHT way to solve the crisis.
opinion Redondo Beach, Hawthorne, and El Segundo. I wonder why these extremely wealthy, overwhelmingly white cities with shameful histories of redlining and discrimination would oppose more housing. 🤔
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opinion Better squeezed together on a nice suburban lot than under a bridge somewhere. This piece is everything that’s wrong with privilege