SB 50 Dies in Appropriations Committee
Councilmember Ryu
STATEMENT ON SENATE BILL 50
Los Angeles - Today, Senate Bill 50 (SB 50) was shelved by the Senate Appropriations Committee, bringing debate on the bill to an end for the year.
The bill, which would have given greater zoning authority to the State government and wiped out a number of local zoning protections, was unanimously opposed by the Los Angeles City Council in April.
"The right thing happened in the State Senate today," Councilmember Ryu said. "There's no doubt that our State faces a major housing shortage, but draconian steps like SB 50 are the wrong way to go. You don't solve this crisis by stomping out community input and excluding people from planning their own neighborhood, and you certainly don’t solve it without much more affordable housing.”
“Solving this housing crisis will take hard choices, but they are choices we should be making together.
Last year, Los Angeles built more units of housing than any other City in California.
If Sacramento lawmakers want to find real solutions to this crisis, they should be looking to Los Angeles, not trying to ignore or overrule us."
Los Angeles City Councilmember David E. Ryu represents the 4th Council District which includes Griffith Park, Sherman Oaks, Toluca Lake, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Miracle Mile, Hancock Park, Windsor Square, Larchmont and portions of Koreatown and Van Nuys.
The L.A. Chief Legislative Analyst Report recommended the city oppose SB 50...
"The city is already meeting it's state required housing goals"
http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2019/19-0002-S38_rpt_CLA_03-07-2019.pdf
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair... Senator Portantino’s Statement on SB 50
Thursday, May 16 2019
Sacramento, California – California Senate Chair on Appropriations, Senator Anthony J. Portantino’s (D–La Cañada Flintridge) statement on the decision in the Senate Appropriations Committee regarding SB 50:
“SB 50 is a well-intentioned effort to help solve our state’s housing crisis and it highlights two valid ways to affect land use decisions across the state: providing incentives or legislating mandates.
My preference has always fallen on the side of incentives for local governments to accomplish goals.
There were legitimate concerns expressed from both large and small cities about the scope of SB 50 as it pertained to bus corridors, historic preservation, the definition of ‘jobs rich’ neighborhoods and whether it would increase gentrification and discourage light rail expansion as unintended consequences; all of which justified the pause established today by the committee.
Thank you, Annie, for keeping us updated on these details. The outcome is cause for celebration!