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Governor Newsom Signs 4 Bills Designed To Boost Housing Numbers

September 17, 2021 2:11 amSeptember 16, 2021 9:11 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed several bills on Thursday designed to increase housing, speed up the process to approve multi-family housing, and to alter the approval process for new housing. In total, Newsom signed the following 4 bills: Senate Bill 8...

Senator Wiener’s SB 10 ‘Light Touch’ Housing Density Bill Passes Assembly 41-9

August 24, 2021 2:44 amAugust 23, 2021 9:44 pm

A bill that would increase higher-density housing near transit areas regardless of previous zoning or CEQA requirements passed the Assembly 41-9 on Monday. Senate Bill 10, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) would, minus any local zoning restrictions, authorize...

California Supreme Court Rules To End Cash Bail For Some Defendants Who Cannot Afford It

March 27, 2021 2:31 amMarch 29, 2021 10:32 am

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that judges must consider an arrestee’s ability to pay bail, and may not hold them solely because they couldn’t afford bail. In a unanimous decision, Associate Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuellar wrote on behalf of the...

One Year Away From Statewide Vote, Bail Bondsmen Are Doing Everything To Keep Their Industry Alive

October 24, 2019 2:42 amOctober 23, 2019 8:23 pm

Next year, California voters will vote on whether or not bail bonds will exist anymore in California. The ‘California Replace Cash Bail with Risk Assessments Referendum’ proposition will as voters if they approve of Senate Bill 10, which would replace cash...