Governor Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 79 (SB79), which allows for the construction of multi-family housing near rail, subway, and rapid bus transit stops. The bill, sponsored by Senator Scott Weiner of San Francisco, is designed to create more housing supply, reduce housing costs, and reduce carbon emissions. The bill took eight years of work. Effective July 1, 2026, the law permits housing projects up to nine stories tall near certain transit stops and up to seven stor

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On the heels of Sunday’s vandalism at Echo Park Lake, Tuesday’s city council meeting erupted into chaos when dozens of people protesting...

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