A message from our friends at United Neighbors
7/20/26
Hi Everyone,
When our Los Angeles Delegation returns to Sacramento from summer recess at the end of the month, they will cast final votes on several key housing bills we’ve been tracking this year.Many of these legislators haven’t read the full bills yet because they didn’t sit on the relevant committees hearing the bills. That makes our collective voices a great way to sound the alarm on these bills. Attached is our “click and send” letter to the LA Delegation. We need to send a lot of letters. Legislators pay attention when they hear from a lot of people.
First Steps:
Sign and share the attached letter: For your voice to count, be sure to add your name and community name at the bottom of the letter. Then, forward this email to friends, family, and neighbors so we can maximize our impact. CLICK HERE TO SEND THE LETTER: OPPOSE THREE / SUPPORT ONE
Contact your legislators while they are home: If you know your assemblymember or senator, schedule a quick meeting with them, or if you prefer, call their local field office to let them know where you stand on these bills. This is super easy. Use the letter as a guide to help you.
What’s at Stake
All of these bills apply to neighborhoods statewide and allow increased development density in traditional single-family neighborhoods and if passed become state law.
No Public Input (Ministerial Approval): Most of these proposals are “ministerial,” meaning projects will get approved automatically by your city without public notification or community hearings.
Our Biggest Concern — AB 2005: This bill removes the owner-occupancy requirement for LLCs (corporations) when lot splitting under SB 9. If passed, investors or corporations could buy single-family homes, split the lot, build out the units without needing to comply with existing owner/occupant requirements, and move on to the next property. The author of this bill was concerned that family trusts were excluded from SB 9. We have enclosed a letter from the HCD that explains clearly they are not. LLC’s are corporations we don’t want excluded from the requirement. If this bill passes, all our single family lots are vulnerable.
Please take two minutes today to send the letter. Feel free to edit it any way you wish. If the click and send option does not work for you click here to COPY AND PASTE Don’t worry if their email replies request you reach out to their website.
Thank you all for standing up for our neighborhoods and for more affordable housing! Next we will focus on LA Missing Middle and Objective Design Ordinances that just aren’t acceptable.
Best regards,
Maria, Cindy, Jeff, Marc
