The politicians in Sacramento are almost unanimously removing all ability of your local government to make the most basic decision about your community:
Parking requirements? Gone. They say you no longer need vehicles because you’ll be using mass-transportation.
Height, size, and type of buildings? Gone, here come the square, towering monsters.
Single-family homes? Illegal and no more. Replaced with an investor-owned fourplex.
Affordable housing? No, all market-rate or luxury housing to replace that older affordable housing unit for 2-3 times the price of the older unit.
Impact fees for Public Safety, Parks, sidewalk, and infrastructure? Gone. Current residents will pay for the impacts of the new developments.
These new projects are buying older, affordable housing units or converting current commercial parcels into high-density, unaffordable market-rate units. This leads to gentrification and economic displacement in working-class neighborhoods and communities of color.
No more California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or local input on projects. This “streamlining” results in projects with little to no oversight from your local governance or community. No more input, as here comes a cookie-cutter, square building looking directly into your private space.
Dozens of new State mandates and laws must be implemented quickly every year. None of these new mandates or laws has associated funding for implementation.
Wall Street profits, Main Street pays. Many of these State laws are literally written by Wall Street lobbyists. Who do you think profits? Who pays? Your community pays for the impacts, Wall Street profits.
