BIG General Plan action at Sacramento City Council tonight gives the go-ahead for allowing at least fourplexes everywhere, eliminating parking minimums, moving towards all electric blds, right-sizing streets for transit/bike/ped, and prioritizing equity in infrastructure (1/9) To be clear, this action only allows staff to proceed with a series of key strategies and a draft land use/transportation map. The final votes on the whole General Plan Update will be later this year, but this was a big hurdle that will start the environmental review. (2/9)

Big Sac City Council item tonight to move forward with allowing fourplexes across the city. So far 2/3 of ecomments have been in support, but just for fun, here are what the folks who are opposed are saying. sacramento.granicusideas.com/meetings/3883-… East Sac Preservation is concerned about "more flooding caused by sewage overflows, increases in power outages(?), traffic and parking problems, and a decline in property values"

Tonight, the City of Sac took a REALLY big step to streamline housing approvals. All multifamily infill housing projects up to 200 units that comply with zoning will now be ministerially approved at the staff level. No CEQA, no delays, just NIMBY-proof approvals in 60-90 days. Ministerial approval means that if a project meets all of the objective standards laid out in zoning, there is no discretion on the part of a decision-making body to say no. Since the decision is not discretionary, the project is exempt from CEQA. Details: cityofsacramento.org/-/media/Corpor…

I keep seeing folks showing RHNA numbers and a clear skew of new construction towards above moderate income units. It’s sometimes then asserted that we have built enough market rate housing and it’s only affordable housing that is needed. I think this is misleading. 1/8 As it was conceived, RHNA never really envisioned cities would build enough new units to satisfy each income category. It was intended to be a zoning exercise. It ensures cities zone to ALLOW for enough higher densities, should an affordable housing builder come forward. 2/8