Ass'y Housing Committee Advances SB 9 (Four Dwelling Units on Single Family Lots, No Parking Req'd If Within Half Mile Of High Quality Transit Incl. Buses); Long Beach Residents/Neighborhood Groups Urged Its Defeat; LB Mayor/Councilmembers Quietly Let Themselves Blow Deadline To Take Position Prior To Final Policy Committee Hearing
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(June 23, 2021, 6:05 a.m.) -- The Assembly's Housing and Community Development Committee voted 5-1-2 on June 22 to advance SB 9 (requiring cities statewide to allow at least four dwelling units (exempting only historic districts) on single family home lots and forbid requiring additional parking for the additional units if within half a mile of high quality public transit including buses.) The bill now goes to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, a final non-policy committee step it could reach the full Assembly floor.
Two Housing Committee Democrats (Gabriel, Maienschein) declined to cast recorded votes on SB 9 ("no votes recorded.")
One Republican Committee member, Kevin Kiley (R, Rocklin) -- one Sacramento's loudest critics of Governor Gavin Newsom and currently mulling a recall-election run for Governor -- voted "yes" with Democrats for SB 9.
(Full Housing Committee tally: Yes = Chiu, Kalra, Kiley, Quirk-Silva, Wicks; No = Seyarto; No Votes Recorded = Gabriel, Maienschein)
SB 9 opponents, including statewide Livable California and Neighborhoods United contend (and supportive Sac'to lawmakers deny) that SB 9 quietly lets a city's individual City Council to permit up to eight dwelling units per single family home parcel if they enact a further ADU-enabling ordinance.
A number of groups based their opposition to SB 9 on its failure to explicitly require affordable (below market) housing.
Full list of registered supporters/opponents below.
The Committee's vote sends SB 9 to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, a 15 member non-policy/fiscal committee (effectively Dem party gatekeeper) chaired by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D, SD) (11 Dems [two Dem vacancies] and 4 Repubs, none from Long Beach) which can send it to the Assembly floor.
Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell (D, LB-San Pedro) told LBREPORT.com on June 22 that he is firmly opposed to SB 9. (The bill won't reach him for his vote until it reaches the full Assembly floor.) O'Donnell also said that if incumbent Mayor Garcia exits office early, it's "highly likely" that he (O'Donnell) will run for Mayor (LBREPORT.com coverage here.)
Dozens of CA cities urged a "no" vote on SB 9 (some "unless amended"), and for a second time Long Beach residents and neighborhood groups testified telephonically in opposition (including The Eastside Voice, Citizens About Responsible Planning, Lakewood Village Neighborhood Association.)
And the Los Angeles County Democratic Party (several Dem speakers testified in opposition) AND (for the first time) LA County Republican Central Committee (Laura Brewer, Assembly speaker) both testified in opposition to SB 9.
A representative of a Long Beach "YIMBY" group (one of several "Yes in my Backyard" groups statewide) spoke in support.
Long Beach Mayor Garcia and all incumbent Councilmembers quietly let themselves blow the deadline to take a position on the single family neighborhood impacting bill prior to its final policy Committee hearing. The policy-setting City Council in LA County's second largest city failed to take a position on SB 9 through two state Senate policy committees and passage by the full Senate (where SB 9 received "yes" votes from state Senator Lena Gonzalez (an SB 9 co-author) and state Senator Tom Umberg (D, SE LB-west OC) and now all of the Assembly's policy committees.
SB 9 now heads to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, a non-policy fiscal gatekeeper, before reaching the Assembly floor. If it passes the Assembly and clears a follow-up state Senate vote on Assembly Amendments, SB 9 will go to Governor Newsom who could sign it into law.
From the Assembly Housing/Community Development Committee's legislative analysis:
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
Bridge Housing Corporation
Cal Asian Chamber of Commerce
California Apartment Association
California Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA)
California YIMBY
City Council Member, City of Gilroy
City of Alameda
Clear Advocacy
County of Monterey
Eden Housing
Facebook
Facebook, INC.
Fathers and Families of San Joaquin
Inland Empire Regional Chamber of Commerce
Inner City Struggle
League of Women Voters of California
LISC San Diego
Local Government Commission
Long Beach Yimby
Mountain View Yimby
Orange County Business Council
Palo Alto Forward
San Fernando Valley YIMBY
Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee
Santa Cruz YIMBY
South Bay YIMBY
The Central Valley Urban Institute
YIMBY Democrats of San Diego County
Support If Amended
California Association of Realtors
California Community Land Trust Network
California State Association of Counties
Rural County Representatives of California
Urban Counties of California I
California Community Land Trust Network
Opposition
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Alameda Citizens Task Force
Albany Neighbors United
California Cities for Local Control
Catalysts
Century Glen HOA
Cities Association of Santa Clara County
Citizens About Responsible Planning Long Beach CA
City and County Association of Governments of San Mateo County
City of Arcata
City of Atascadero
City of Bellflower
City of Beverly Hills
City of Burbank
City of Camarillo
City of Carson
City of Cerritos
City of Chino
City of Chino Hills
City of Crescent City
City of Cypress
City of Downey
City of El Segundo
City of Glendora
City of Hidden Hills
City of Huntington Beach
City of Irwindale
City of LA Canada Flintridge
City of Lafayette
City of Laguna Niguel
City of Lake Forest
City of Lomita
City of Menifee
City of Mission Viejo
City of Modesto
City of Norwalk
City of Oakley
City of Ontario
City of Palm Desert
City of Palos Verdes Estates
City of Pasadena
City of Pismo Beach
City of Placentia
City of Pleasanton
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
City of Redondo Beach
City of Rolling Hills
City of Rolling Hills Estates
City of Signal Hill
City of South Gate
City of Sunnyvale
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Torrance
City of Yorba Linda
Coalition for Economic Survival
Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods
Comstock Hills Homeowners Association
Eastside Voice Long Beach CA
Grayburn Avenue Block Club
Indivisible 43
Indivisible Ca-43
Indivisible California Green Team
Indivisible Marin
Indivisible Normal Heights
Indivisible Ross Valley
Indivisible San Jose
Las Virgenes-Malibu Council of Governments
Latino Alliance for Community Engagement
League of California Cities
Los Angeles Urban League
Magnolia Ave Residents Association
Mangan Park Neighborhood Association
Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers??
Miracle Mile Residential Association
Mission Street Neighbors
Montecito Association
Neighbors for a Better San Diego
New Livable California Dba Livable California
Old Agoura Homeowners
Progressive Democrats of America
Progressive Democrats of Santa Monica Mountains
Riviera Homeowners Association
Rooted in Resistance
S.B. Residents for Responsible Development
Save Lafayette
Seaside Neighborhood Association
Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association
SoCal 350
South Shores Community Association
Sunnyvale United Neighbors
Sustainable TamAlmonte
Temecula Valley Neighborhood Coalition
The City of Lakewood
The Valley Village Homeowners Association
Town of Woodside
Tri-valley Cities of Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon, and Town of Danville
Truckee; Town of
United Neighbors
Ventura Council of Governments
Verdugo Woodlands West Homeowners Association
West Pasadena Residents' Association
Westwood Hills Property Owners Association
Westwood South of Santa Monica Blvd. Homeowners Association
Oppose Unless Amended
Build Affordable Faster CA
Carlsbad; City of
City of Bradbury
City of Brea
City of Del Mar
City of Half Moon Bay
City of Indian Wells;
City of Laguna Beach
City of Lakewood
City of Los Altos
City of Rancho Cucamonga
City of San Marcos
City of Santa Paula
City of Simi Valley
City of Stanton
City of Whittier
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Town of Apple Valley
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