We expect Sen. Wiener to use a surprise bill to revive his thrice-failed idea of mass upzoning sometime later this summer, and will work to keep you apprised of any developments. Continue Reading →

It’s called Vacancy Control. According to Minneapolis Planning Commissioner Alissa Luepke-Pier, “The people who should be at the table making these decisions are the people who lay their heads down on pillows in the zip codes that will be most affected.” She expresses concern that rezoning encourages land speculation by global investment firms, a practice called the financialization of housing. Continue Reading →

Created by Livable California to share with our membership. Our position is that SB50 is the wrong way to go about obtaining affordable housing for California, as it has no provisions mandating affordable housing in the bill! Continue Reading →