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I'm glad for this victory, but the superior court's opinion in this "home rule" case contains some very bad seeds.
It illustrates the importance of building a good record in the trial court, which apparently didn't happen here. 1/13
It illustrates the importance of building a good record in the trial court, which apparently didn't happen here. 1/13
At issue: @Scott_Wiener's #SB10, a bill that allows city councils to upzone (w/o CEQA review!) for middle-density housing, notwithstanding local voter-adopted measures that may prohibit it. /2
Plaintiffs brought a facial challenge. Court rejected it, finding SB10 sufficiently well tailored to state interest in affordable housing.
But along the way, court faulted what it called the bill author's "dubious assertions" about CA housing crisis. /3
But along the way, court faulted what it called the bill author's "dubious assertions" about CA housing crisis. /3
BREAKING: @GavinNewsom SIGNS #SB9 and #SB10 to allow duplex/lot splits on single-family lots and streamline up to 10 units
@GavinNewsom Neither bill is expected to make as big of a dent as #SB50 or other big-ticket, stalled #YIMBY pushes
But this still signals a major shift from single-family zoning, which dominates CA's housing landscape -- a dynamic Newsom and others fault for a severe housing crunch
But this still signals a major shift from single-family zoning, which dominates CA's housing landscape -- a dynamic Newsom and others fault for a severe housing crunch
Relatedly, reporters who thought we were off the clock a bit post-recall are remembering about those late-afternoon @GavinNewsom bill signings
Last wk was the 2021 #CALeg bill deadline. I'm proud to say 4 of my bills are headed to the Gov's desk for consideration!
#AB1405 adds essential guardrails to the debt settlement industry—protecting consumers from bad actors & harmful business paractices.calmatters.org/california-div…
#AB1405 adds essential guardrails to the debt settlement industry—protecting consumers from bad actors & harmful business paractices.calmatters.org/california-div…
#AB1455 provides the survivors of those sexually assaulted by law enforcement officers, more time to seek a civil claim w/out fear of intimidation or retribution. It allows victims up to ten years after such a law enforcement officer is no longer employed, to file a civil claim.
#AB518 will move CA toward a more progressive criminal justice system, by restoring judges' discretion to choose sentences that best fits when multiple offenses are committed during a single act. This allows for fairer sentences—rather than just always forcing the strictest one.
Director of Oakland's La Clínica de la Raza opens @GavinNewsom's vaccine press conference by saying that his "controversial" decision to shut down the state saved lives, and history will show that.
"History will prove that your decisiveness, the leadership you showed, even when it wasn't popular, will go down in record to have saved many, many lives," she says of @GavinNewsom
"It is always an honor to be the backdrop to the great governor @GavinNewsom," says @LibbySchaaf
California's legislature started 2021 with over 100 housing bills. About half are still active. The rest may return next year, or in rare cases, later this year as a gut-and-amend of an unrelated bill. Details in thread & at alfredtwu.medium.com/2021-californi… PDF at dropbox.com/s/zdhhg3qf495c…
Wildfires and earthquake preparedness: the direction we're going in is hardening existing buildings, and tougher codes for new buildings. SB12, SB63, and AB1329 are still active.
Coastal zones: the remaining active bill is #AB500 to encourage housing near coast, especially if affordable and/or near transit. leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billText…
@hrw strongly opposes #SB10, CA bail reform bill, because it isn't bail reform. It replaces money bail with racially biased risk assessment and judges' discretion to lock people up with no chance of release. #StopSB10 @svdebug
#SB10 replaces money bail with risk assessment tools that embed and increase societal and law enforcement race and class bias while claiming to be "evidence based." hrw.org/news/2018/06/0… @hrw #STOPSB10 @hrw
Risk assessment tools used in #SB10 have adjustable scoring systems, so they can be used to put as many people as they want into the higher risk categories. Guess who will control the scoring of the tools? #STOPSB10 @essie4justice @hrw
