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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

(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.

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Fox 11 LA broke the news in on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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