US EditionGavin Newsom Signs Law Overhauling Local Zoning to Build More Housing
Senate Bill 79 allows up to nine-story buildings near transit hubs in eight counties to ease California's housing shortage and promote public transportation use, supporters say.
- On Oct. 10, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 79, authored by Sen. Scott Wiener, to allow midrise apartments near major public transit hubs.
- Faced with high costs and long commutes, lawmakers advanced SB 79 to address decades of restrictive land-use rules and boost public transit ridership, supporters say.
- State standards set tiered height limits, with Tier 1 transit stops allowing nine stories adjacent, seven within a quarter-mile, and six within a half-mile.
- It takes effect July 1, 2026 and applies only in eight urban transit counties, allowing transit agencies to build homes on their land and local governments to adopt alternative plans under Department of Housing and Community Development oversight.
- After more than a dozen amendments and heated debate, SB 79 passed narrowly in the California Legislature last month amid fierce opposition from dozens of cities and neighborhood organizations.
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The Mercury news
Governor signs bill to spur housing near public transit
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a Bay Area lawmaker’s bill Friday aimed at spurring more housing development near public transit. Senate Bill 79 by Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, allows taller housing developments near major transit hubs, aiming to create much needed housing and boost transit ridership. “For too long, California has poured billions into transit without building the housing density needed for those systems to reach their p…
Newsom signs housing bill into law relaxing zoning regulations
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed into law on Friday a bill loosening zoning regulations critics contend have contributed to California’s housing crisis. Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 79 is viewed as one of the most sweeping state-imposed housing reforms in California’s recent history. The measure, opposed by some Democrats such as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, allows the construction of buildings up to nine stories near major …
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The Bakersfield Californian
Gavin Newsom signs law overhauling local zoning to build more housing
Ever since the Legislature narrowly passed a bill last month that will pave the way for more apartment buildings around major public transit stops in the state’s biggest metro areas, the California political universe has been impatiently awaiting Gov. Gavin…
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