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San Diego Ordinance that Drastically Reduces the Number of Short-Term Rentals Signed Into Law

April 15, 2021 2:47 pm

A San Diego Ordinance that will greatly reduce the number of short-term vacation rentals in San Diego was signed into law by Mayor Todd Gloria on Wednesday. The Short-Term Residential Occupancy (STRO) ordinance will separate city short-term rentals into four...

Sen. Wiener’s Dense Housing Bill Passes Senate Committee

April 8, 2021 3:42 pmApril 9, 2021 11:18 am

San Francisco Democrat Senator Scott Wiener has tried for several years to end single family zoning laws to allow for dense “Stack & Pack” housing to replace single family homes. In a press statement Thursday, Wiener said: SB 478, the...

New Bill Would Increase Capital Gains Exclusion On Homes Sold To First-Time Buyers

March 1, 2021 5:14 pmMarch 4, 2021 11:48 am

On Monday, a new bill that would incentivize homeowners to sell their homes to first-time buyers received additional support before it’s committee assignment later this month. Senate Bill 601, authored by Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa), would increase the capital...

Sacramento Mayor and Council Votes to Eliminate Single Family Zoning in Residential Neighborhoods

January 21, 2021 8:42 amJanuary 25, 2021 9:30 am

The Sacramento City Council voted this week to eliminate standard single-family zoning in Sacramento’s residential neighborhoods, adopting a radical zoning measure that the California Legislature couldn’t even pass – twice. “City officials said the proposal would help the city alleviate...

Massive Multi-Family Duplex Bill Fails; Too Late For A Senate Vote

September 1, 2020 2:49 pmSeptember 2, 2020 11:40 am

On Monday, a bill that would have allowed multi-family duplexes to be built on land zoned for single-family units failed at the last minute. despite a rally and quick voting by Assembly Democrats. Senate Bill 1120, authored by Senate President...

Eviction Moratorium Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee

August 19, 2020 3:32 pm

On Tuesday, a bill that would halt evictions until sometime next year and give renters additional protections during the rest of the COVID-19 panic passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 6-0. AB 1436 and the rent moratorium Assembly Bill 1436, authored...

Assemblyman Philip Y. Ting who introduced AB 1215.

HOA Rental Laws Would Be Substantially Changed Under AB 3182

August 5, 2020 5:42 pmAugust 6, 2020 7:26 am

In the coming weeks, a bill that would alter Home Owner’s Association (HOA) voting laws and rental bans in HOA neighborhoods is due to face a Senate Housing Committee vote. Assembly Bill 3182, authored by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco),...