Senate Bill that would have turned lost Pacific Palisades homes into affordable housing put on pause
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 17 – Senator Ben Allen paused the bill creating a Resilient Rebuilding Authority after community concerns about local control and input delayed wildfire recovery efforts in Los Angeles County.
- On Wednesday, State Senator Ben Allen paused Senate Bill 549, which would have created a Resilient Rebuilding Authority in response to wildfire recovery concerns.
- Before the fire, median home prices in Pacific Palisades stood at $4.6 million, leaving residents facing rebuilding challenges after the January 2025 wildfires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
- Senate Bill 549 empowers Resilient Rebuilding Authorities to purchase land, use property taxes and other revenue, and allocate at least 40% to low-income housing.
- Sen. Ben Allen said `the bill is paused until next year`, adding `it must be grounded in community input and supported by impacted councilmembers`.
- Without SB 549’s RRA, funding may rely on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $101 million allocation for multifamily housing, while Sen. Ben Allen hinted at future legislative changes in 2026 at the Assembly Local Government Committee hearing.
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Backlash puts bill creating LA fire rebuilding agency on hold - Washington Examiner
(The Center Square) — A controversial California bill that would have created a powerful “Resilient Rebuilding Authority” for the Los Angeles fires was put on temporary hold by state Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, in response to widespread community concerns. “I appreciate the input of the folks who have weighed in about the bill, and along with legislative colleagues have decided that it would be best for us to pause the bill until next year …

Backlash puts bill creating LA fire rebuilding agency on hold
(The Center Square) — A controversial California bill that would have created a powerful “Resilient Rebuilding Authority” for the Los Angeles fires was put on temporary hold by state Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, in response to widespread community concerns.
CA Bill creating LA fire rebuilding agency on hold over backlash
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office repeated the Los Angeles Times’ description of the RRA as “a new local authority” that would “buy burned lots, rebuild homes and offer them back at discounted rates to the original owners.”
California SB 549 - Patriot Newsfeed
In the aftermath of the devastating January 2025 wildfires, residents of Pacific Palisades and Altadena expected recovery. What they received instead was legislation that shifts control from local communities to state-appointed authorities. Senate Bill 549 — passed by the California State Senate and now under consideration by the Assembly — is being framed as a wildfire recovery measure. In practice, it introduces sweeping changes to land owners…
Another ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Comes True: California Bill Passes To Buy Fire-Ravaged Palisades For Low-Income Apartments – American Liberty News
Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden The writing is on the wall — bold and in large font — for private landowners and homeowners in areas governed by socialist-aligned officials who have zero respect for private property. They’re coming for your land. Remember Marxist-aligned New York City Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, who called for the government to “seize” […]
California Senate Advances Plan to Buy Fire-Damaged LA Lots for Low-Income Housing
from Your News: Senate Bill 549 would create special authorities to purchase land and fund affordable housing development in wildfire-hit areas using taxpayer and grant funds. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom SACRAMENTO — The California Senate has passed a bill allowing Los Angeles County and other municipalities to purchase fire-damaged properties for the purpose of developing low-income […]
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