LA judge rules SB 9 unconstitutional in lawsuit brought by SoCal cities
LOS ANGELES — Senate Bill 9’s mandate for cities to allow lot splits in single-family residential zones is not reasonably related to the production of...
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Elias: The housing density rebellion begins
A new initiative would let local officials or voters override laws the Legislature passes or has passed that regulate housing and land use....
Del Mar takes first step toward implementing SB 9 rules
DEL MAR — Leaders in one of San Diego County’s most high-demand coastal housing areas have approved local regulations to implement Senate Bill 9, a...
Elias: Local control backers attempt new initiative
The folks who vowed in 2021 they’d repeal SB 9 and 10 hope to circulate petitions for a new initiative aimed at those laws and...
Elias: State usurping key powers from cities
The state is slowly eroding the ability of a city or county to decide what it will look like and feel like over the next...
Elias: Facts don’t matter to California’s densifying Democrats
There appears to be no end to the new laws that legislators want to pass to make California at least as dense as New York...
Encinitas begins preparations for urban lot splits under SB 9
ENCINITAS — The City of Encinitas has initiated discussions on new design standards for projects that are expected to come as a result of Senate...
California housing battles heating up
As long as California has been a state, the most basic function of local governments has been to decide where housing will or won't go....
San Marcos council adopts resolution endorsing local land use initiative
SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos City Council has voted to support a ballot initiative that asserts the authority of local municipalities and city governments...
Attorney general spurs on big 2022 housing battle
Rob Bonta, a former ultra-liberal assemblyman named attorney general, has assured that housing will vie to be the year’s No. 1 issue....
Opponents say SB 9 will hit average homeowners hardest
REGION — Two housing bills, Senate Bill 9 and Senate Bill 10, are poised to become California law after passing the state Assembly and Senate....
Commentary: SB 9’s ‘one size fits all’ approach won’t fix housing crisis
By Mayor Lesa Heebner Dear Gov. Newsom, On behalf of the City of Solana Beach, please accept this letter expressing our concerns with and opposition...