LOS ANGELES—Four Southern California cities, led by Redondo Beach, have filed a legal challenge to Senate Bill (SB) 9, a state law that permits single-family lots to be divided for development of two to four houses. The Los Angeles Superior Court petition was brought Tuesday against Attorney General Rob Bonta by the cities of Redondo…

SB 9 and 10 were passed to help solve California’s housing crisis—a blanket law to cover the entire state. But some are concerned that the bills will end the single-family housing and suburban life in California. My guest is Peggy Huang, council member for the city of Yorba Linda. She explains how SB 9 and…

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A grassroots coalition is seeking to have California voters decide if two new laws related to single-family zoning have gone too far and are currently gathering signatures to potentially put the issue on the November 2022 ballot. The laws in question are Senate Bill 9 and Senate Bill 10, which both went into effect…

Commentary On Sept. 16, two days after he handily survived a recall attempt, California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into a law a bill that obliterates zoning for detached single-family housing in the state. The bill, SB 9, enjoyed the support of nearly everyone whose interests seemed to count: affordable-housing advocates, environmentalists concerned about “suburban…

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council on Aug. 18 passed resolutions in opposition of two California Senate bills that were introduced to help the state’s housing crisis but that critics say will worsen it. The resolutions, which were introduced by Councilman Paul Koretz, opposed Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) and Senate Bill 10 (SB 10)….