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Housing Development Zoning Under SB 9

September 17, 2021 2:45 pmSeptember 17, 2021 2:54 pm

On September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 9 by Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), which would extend the Housing Crisis Act of 2019. It is Chapter 162. Section One of the bill adds Section 65852.21...

Extending the ‘Housing Crisis Act’ with SB 8

September 17, 2021 1:50 pmSeptember 17, 2021 2:07 pm

On September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 8 by Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), which would extend the Housing Crisis Act of 2019. It is Chapter 161. Section One of the bill amends Section 65589.5 of...

Gov. Newsom Signs Sen. Wiener’s Housing Density Legislation

September 16, 2021 8:19 pmSeptember 16, 2021 8:20 pm

On September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 10 (D- San Francisco) related to housing development and local zoning ordinances. It is Chapter 163. Section One of the bill adds Section 65913.5 to the Government Code...

Pondering Some Changes to California’s Recall Process

September 16, 2021 3:44 pmSeptember 16, 2021 3:54 pm

California has all three forms of direct democracy embodied in its state Constitution in Article II. The initiative, referendum and recall were adopted by the voters 110 years ago in 1911. Section 13 of Article II defines the recall as...

Bills Reaching Governor Gavin Newsom’s Desk

September 11, 2021 7:43 pmSeptember 11, 2021 7:45 pm

With the conclusion of the 2021 Legislative Session on September 10, Governor Gavin Newsom will be considering just over 800 bills. When a bill is passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor, there are three actions that can...

Addressing a Few Differences in Legislative Floor Operations

September 5, 2021 9:16 amSeptember 5, 2021 9:23 am

In response to multiple questions over the past week, the following is a brief explanation of the differences in four common legislative floor operations in the California Legislature. Concurrence Measures How does each house of the Legislature handle “concurrence items”?...

A Few More End-of-Session Legislative Process Items

August 29, 2021 2:40 amSeptember 1, 2021 11:43 am

In addition to those items found in my prior article, see “Some Frequent End-Of-Session Legislative Process Questions” on August 28, the following are a few more process items that often come up towards the end of the legislative session, which...