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L.A. County is following Gavin Newsome precedent for geographic equity redistribution. By re zoning.
>>22335300 PB LA has to rezone 9/24 LA City Council approves sweeping housing rezoning plan 11/24
Sept. 16, 2021
California enacts two laws to slice through local zoning rules
A building under construction
Construction workers finish the exterior of an apartment building in downtown L.A. on June 18. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press)
By FROM TIMES STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Associated Press
Sept. 16, 2021 Updated 9:14 PM PT
SACRAMENTO — California single-family neighborhoods could see existing parcels split in half to build new housing under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a plan more modest than far-reaching housing efforts in recent years but sharply criticized by officials in some cities as an overreach on decisions that should be left to local communities.
Newsom also signed a bill allowing more housing density in areas near public transit. Both bills will take effect Jan. 1 but neither is likely to produce the supply of new housing that experts have said California needs to erase years of pent-up demand.
“The housing affordability crisis is undermining the California dream for families across the state, and threatens our long-term growth and prosperity,” Newsom said in announcing his approval. “Making a meaningful impact on this crisis will take bold investments, strong collaboration … and political courage from our leaders and communities to do the right thing and build housing for all.”
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