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In September 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of 31 housing bills, including the California HOME Act (SB 9) and SB 10. [152] The California HOME Act (SB 9) upzones most of California to allow building denser housing, up to a fourplex, on a lot. SB 10 streamlines the process for local governments to build dense housing around transit ...
SB 10 had been signed into law in August 2018, and had been scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2019. [ 5 ] A "yes" vote on Proposition 25 was to uphold the contested legislation to replace cash bail with risk assessments, and a "no" vote was to repeal the contested legislation, and continue the system of cash bail.
2021 California Senate Bill 9 (SB 9), [1] titled the California Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency (HOME) Act, is a 2021 California state law which creates a legal process by which owners of certain single-family homes in single-family zoned areas may build or split homes on their property, and prohibits all cities and counties from directly interfering with those who wish to build such ...
In October 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill (Senate Bill No. 202) which requires all future ballot initiatives to be listed only in general elections (held in November in even-numbered years), rather than during any statewide election. Two propositions had already qualified for the next statewide election (which was the June ...
According to the Public Policy Institute of California, about eight in 10 adults and likely voters in the state say climate change is a top concern (26% adults, 24% likely voters) or one of ...
The proposition would authorize $10 billion in state debt to spend on environmental and climate projects. Prop. 4 explained: What would California do with a $10B climate cash infusion? Skip to ...
In January 2018, California’s First District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Mr. Humphrey, holding that California’s money bail system violated due process and equal protection. [4] The ruling required trial court judges to consider a defendant’s ability to pay as well as non-monetary options for release when determining a bail amount ...
For the record: 7:17 p.m. Aug. 30, 2024: An earlier version of this story said the legislation was passed by the California Legislature on Friday.The bill passed the state Assembly on Friday and ...