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California YIMBY

@cayimby.bsky.social

California YIMBY is a statewide advocacy organization working to pass legislation to end California's housing shortage by empowering and growing the YIMBY movement. Learn more at https://cayimby.org.

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California YIMBY@cayimby.bsky.social · 22m ago

[Bill Alert] SB 1014 has passed out of Asm. Appropriations. The bill requires cities to disclose infrastructure requirements within 30 days of initial application and can't add new ones after permit application, reducing project risk and costs. Thank you, Sen. Grayson cayimby.org/legislation/...

SB 1014: Predictable and Clear Infrastructure Requirements

SB 1014 would require cities to disclose all local requirements related to infrastructure (like sidewalks and sewers) within 30 days of a housing project’s initial application, and prohibit cities…

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Aaron 🏗️🚲🌲🏀@aceckhouse.bsky.social · yesterday

SB 79 at one month: 1) Very encouraging signs of developer interest in actually using the law 2) New projects are all in high resource areas with exclusionary histories 3) We won’t see the full impact in most of the state’s biggest cities for another 5 year 4) Beverly Hills is on some bullshit

Aaron 🏗️🚲🌲🏀@aceckhouse.bsky.social · 2d ago

Most cities are doing their best to follow the law, but some are not. The worst is probably Beverly Hills, which is trying to use a shell game to disappear nearly 3,000 homes worth of zoned capacity. HCD should have nipped this in the bud, but there's still time for them to bring down the hammer.

Beverly Hills was the first city to propose a local TOD alternative plan, which are allowed under SB 79. The core logic of those plans is straightforward: The city can move some of the zoned capacity from one place to another; the alternative plans are then reviewed and certified as compliant by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). But Beverly Hills is trying a shell game by which they just make that zoned capacity disappear instead. A local alternative plan under SB 79, also referred to as an “Eckhouse Plan,” must maintain the same “net zoned capacity” as the state zoning standards. Net zoned capacity is calculated by subtracting the density & floor area of existing uses from the capacity allowed by the zoning. Since the law requires cities “maintain at least the same total net zoned capacity” between SB 79 and the local alternative plan, the city should do that on both sides of the ledger: subtract existing uses from SB 79’s capacity, and from their local plan’s capacity. Instead, Beverly Hills calculated net zoned capacity from SB 79, and then compared that to the total zoned capacity of their local plan. The result: overcounting their local plan’s capacity by nearly 3,000 homes, or 15% of the total capacity. Most troublingly, HCD did not address this problem in their initial review of the city’s alternative plan. We will continue to work with HCD and other stakeholders in Beverly Hills to ensure that their final Eckhouse Plan is compliant with the letter of the law.
California YIMBY@cayimby.bsky.social · 37m ago

SB 79's first month brought at least 15 projects and hundreds of homes across 5 cities, with most jurisdictions complying in good faith. One exception is Beverly Hills, whose alternative plan miscounted capacity, erasing 3,000 required homes. cayimby.org/blog/sb-79-o...

SB 79, One Month In: Taking Stock of California YIMBY’s Signature Bill

SB 79, California YIMBY’s signature legislation that legalized apartment buildings near transit stops throughout California, went into effect on July 1, 2026. Under the law’s provisions,…

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California YIMBY@cayimby.bsky.social · 20h ago

Monterey County's ADU Summit (Sept 17, 4-6pm, CSU Monterey) brings homeowners, builders, and city staff together with HCD to share what is and isn't working in ADU policy RSVP by Sept 14; homeowners and pros can also join a focus group roundtable. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

RSVP: ADU Roundtable - Monterey County Area

The ADU Summit will bring together ADU practitioners, policymakers, homeowners, and professionals to explore the challenges of building an ADU and how local governments can better support the…

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Aaron 🏗️🚲🌲🏀@aceckhouse.bsky.social · 2d ago

SB 79 has been in effect for a month now, so I wrote my take on how implementation is going. Pretty well, I think! But there are some important tests coming for HCD @cayimby.bsky.social cayimby.org/blog/sb-79-o...

SB 79, One Month In: Taking Stock of California YIMBY’s Signature Bill

SB 79, California YIMBY’s signature legislation that legalized apartment buildings near transit stops throughout California, went into effect on July 1, 2026. Under the law’s provisions, jurisdictions...

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California YIMBY@cayimby.bsky.social · 2d ago

Santa Monica upzoned single-family lots, instead of apartment zones, to qualify for a temporary exclusion that SB 79 would allow near one transit stop. www.smdp.com/in-a-policy-...

Santa Monica Reverses Course: Upzoning Single-Family Neighborhoods for Housing Law

Santa Monica City Council voted 5-1 to upzone 212 single-family parcels near Expo/Bundy station to comply with state housing law SB 79, rejecting staff recommendation to upzone multifamily properties.

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California YIMBY@cayimby.bsky.social · 2d ago

A new CA law cuts red tape and impact fees on subsidized affordable housing, saving up to $30,000 per unit. But market-rate projects still pay these fees in full, with no subsidy to absorb them. So renters and buyers end up covering that cost directly. pro.stateaffairs.com/ca/housing/a...

Newsom Signs Bill Streamlining Affordable Housing Efforts

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to streamline California's affordable housing development, reduce costs, and expedite project funding.

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California YIMBY@cayimby.bsky.social · 5d ago

California is suing Costa Mesa over its overdue housing plan. A councilman says years spent repealing a 2016 slow-growth measure ate into staff focus on it. voiceofoc.org/2026/07/cali...

California Sues Costa Mesa Over Lack of ‘Compliant’ Housing Plan

Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging Costa Mesa still hasn’t filed a “compliant” housing plan – but some city elected officials say the lawsuit is unnecessary and they’re…

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