Thread by @braderstorf

🚨 BREAKING: Sacramento City Council just voted to enact the most ambitious pro-housing zoning reform in California history.

What does this mean? A thread:

First, Council voted to eliminate unit caps citywide, period, and move to a form-based code (FAR). This is the holy grail of housing reform.

More than just ending single-family zoning, this ends the notion that housing should be blocked based on units, not scale, ever.

This will not only help solve the housing crisis now, but it helps future-proof the city against the next housing crisis, and the one after that.

Second, Council voted to significantly increase development intensities within 1/2 mile of transit, setting Sacramento up to be a transit-oriented development powerhouse — a *huge* step for climate and sustainability goals.

If you proposed either of these things in SF or LA, literal violence might ensue. At the very least, it would probably be the most heated vote in that city's history.

But in Sacramento?

UNANIMOUS SUPPORT. And not just 9-0 on Council, but 30-0 from public comments.

Extremely grateful for our visionary City Council -@CM_LisaKaplan @CMSeanLoloee @CM_Talamantes @CMKValenzuela @CaityMaple @EricZGuerra @RickJenningsD7 @CMMaiVang - plus the wizards on city staff & planning commission.

More importantly, this is entirely credit to the hundreds of voters & activists who have worked tirelessly to make this the most pro-housing city in the country. @SacHsngAlliance @ecosacramento @UnitedLatinos1 @CivicThread and so, so many others.

And of course, the gang at @SacYIMBY - @kevindumler @ansellundberg @anniekeys11 @louismirante @UrbanLandRent & hundreds of others.

Oh, and the Kings came from behind to stomp the Warriors in the most important game of the season so far.

This Beam's for you, Sacramento. You are amazing.

(I can't believe I left out the most important name -- @Mayor_Steinberg, forgive me!!)