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1. Senate Bill 79, California’s sweeping new housing law, goes into effect today.
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To both the doomsayers and the proponents, today marks a new dawn in California: The landmark (and incredibly contentious) law SB 79 goes into effect, with the potential to remake neighborhoods near transit in the years to come.
The law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, aims to boost housing construction in California by clearing the way for developers to build multi-family housing — including buildings up to nine stories high — around certain train, rail and bus rapid transit stations.
It’s a dream come true for the YIMBY, or Yes In My Backyard, crowd, who say it will usher in a future of denser, more affordable and vibrant cities.
For others it's a nightmare, heralding the destruction of neighborhoods as large-scale housing could soon loom over streets currently lined with charming bungalows or duplexes.
Whichever version of the future you subscribe to, it won’t be coming in full force to the city of L.A. anytime soon.
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