Land Use
Feb. 10, 2020
Senate Bill 50 was the quickest way to encourage growth
The bill failed to garner enough necessary votes in the State Senate to send the bill to the Assembly. Authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), the bill would have authorized denser housing developments along transit corridors. The bill was seen as a way to tackle the state’s persistent undersupply of housing and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating more opportunities for commuters to live near mass transit.
Alicia Guerra
Shareholder
Buchalter
Email: aguerra@buchalter.com
Alicia is in the firm's real estate and land use practice groups in San Francisco.
Braeden J. Mansouri
Associate
Buchalter
The California Legislature has again proven powerless to adopt groundbreaking measures that might offer some relief for the California housing crisis. On Jan. 30, Senate Bill 50 failed to garner enough necessary votes in the State Senate to send the bill to the Assembly. Authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), the bill would have authorized denser housing developments along transit corridors. The bill was seen as a way to tackle the state’s persistent undersu...
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