Sausalito voters have overwhelmingly approved zoning changes allowing dense housing development and affordable senior units, signaling a shift in California’s housing politics and the increasing pressure on cities to comply with state housing mandates.
Senate Bill 79, authored by Senator Scott Wiener, has passed the California Legislature and is now headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk, and aims to expand access to affordable housing by legalizing midrise, multifamily housing near major transit stops while protecting rent-stabilized apartments.
(Editor’s Note: The author was Vice Chairman for nearly a decade on a Sacramento County Planning Advisory…
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by Carl Boyd, Alan Pryor, Lisa Sanders, Gregg Schwab, Levi Souza, and Carol & Tennis Tollefson (all Rosecreek…