California lawmakers have just paved the way for more housing in the Golden State.
The state Senate approved 21-8 votes in a gradual decline in the 2025 legislative session Senate Bill 79This is a landmark housing bill covering local zoning laws to expand high-density housing near transit centers. The controversial bill passed Friday with the last vote of the Senate to vote the day after the California Parliament passed 41 to 17.
The bill has Already screamed The state Senate earlier this year had a narrow margin, but a second approval was required due to modifications over the next few months. It will travel to Gavin Newsom’s governor in October.
In recent years, the bill, one of the most ambitious efforts to increase housing density in recent years, was introduced by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-san Francisco), who stressed that the state needs immediate action to address the housing shortage in California. It opens the door to taller, denser housing near transit corridors such as bus stations and train stations: up to nine stories of buildings adjacent to certain transit stations, seven stories of buildings within a quarter of a mile, and six stories of buildings within a half mile.
Single-family communities within a half-mile bus stop will comply with new zoning rules.
Height limitations are layer-based. The Level 1 partition includes heavy rail lines such as LA Metro Lines B and D, allowing six to nine floors of buildings, depending on the proximity to the bus center. The 2nd floor partition (including light rail lines such as A, C, E and K lines as well as bus routes with dedicated lanes) allows the use of five to eight floors of buildings.
Amateur map issued Cartoon Maker And fact checked Yimby, CaliforniaThis is a nonprofit that helps push the bill to make the area around Los Angeles eligible for development under SB 79. The Tier1 area includes Wilshire Blvd., Vermont Ave. and Hollywood Blvd. along the coast of Wilshire Blvd., as well as some attractions in downtown La and San Fernando Valley and San Fernando Valley.
The distribution of floor 2 is more, Point-style Fair Avenue. Follow Line E, extend to Ingwood along Line K and extend from Long Beach along Line A to the San Gabriel Valley.
Congress members debated the bill for about 40 minutes Thursday night and cheered after passing.
“Housing affordability and homelessness have been a priority for California over the past five years. The smartest place to build new homes is in existing communities, near the state’s major transit investments that connect people to work, schools and essential services,” the conference announced that Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Orange County) expressed support for the bill. ”
Other members, including Buffy Wicks (D-Oaakland), Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale) and Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) expressed support.
Supporters say severe measures must be taken in view of the state’s affordability crisis. Critics claim that the blanket’s mission is an overdo, allowing local authorities to promote the capacity to promote responsible growth.
Rick Zbur (D-West Hollywood) opposed the bill, claiming that the bill would affect low-priced neighborhoods rather than wealthy neighborhoods because land prices are cheaper for housing developers.
The vote was held in Los Angeles City Council a few weeks later Oppose the billvote 8 to 5 Solution Oppose it.
Traci Park, who co-authored the resolution with Councilman John Lee, called SB 79 “a certain level of full mission for Sacramento.” Li called it “chaotic”.
The resolution requires Los Angeles to be exempt from zoning because it has already developed a state-approved housing plan.
The bill has stimulated multiple protests in Southern California communities, including Pacific Fence and Santiago. Residents are worried that zoning changes will change single-family communities and force residents to compete with developers, who will inspire them to buy properties near transportation corridors in the new rules.
But support for SB 79 has grown rapidly in recent days after the powerful workforce group representing union construction workers, agreeing to reverse its opposition in exchange for an amendment to increase union to certain projects.
After the statement The deal was agreedTrade Commission Chairman Chris Hannan said the amendments would provide good work and training for California’s skilled construction workforce.
Wiener, who has tried twice to pass similar legislation, said the deal increased the chances of the bill.
