4/30/2025

Greetings Neighbors,

“We have a victory!

AB 647- the bill that would allow 8 units of housing on a single family lot, that we asked you to send letters asap this last Tuesday, was pulled by the author and is dead for this legislative session!! Thanks to all of you that took the time and effort to send letters. We know it isn’t easy to keep sending letters but when we show up in big numbers it’s impactful.

SB 79 squeaked by with a 3 no/4 yes vote.  Durazo voted no.  And all senators that sat on the committee heard that local control matters. They heard from cities about the work that went into the Housing Element and getting it certified and how unnecessary this bill was for adding new housing. 

The League of California Cities opposed the bill and spoke up about the Housing Element and infrastructure impacts on cities. We are trying to get this bill amended.  We are communicating with Scott Wiener who added an amendment to not add as much height to developments in communities that are suburbs as opposed to urban centers.  But we need to get him out of our neighborhoods.  We all need to fight this even if it doesn’t affect you now. It is just another way they will open up our neighborhoods needlessly.

Next step this bill will have a full Senate floor vote and then off to the Assembly.  We will be there, every step of the way. Thank you all.

Best regards and thank you!

Maria, Cindy, Jeff, Marc