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SB 79 Passes Assembly, Still Needs Senate “Concurrence” Before the Governor’s Desk

It was a bi-partisan vote on both sides, but in the end the legislation passed 41-17.

September 11, 2025

L.A. Council Committee Approves Step toward Eliminating Parking Requirements

Off-street parking at new developments is not going away. If the city doesn't require parking, developers will still build parking.

August 27, 2025

Politics Heat Up Around SB79 – Dems Support, Los Angeles Opposes

Update on Friday, 8/29 - SB 79 just cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

August 25, 2025

Rest in Power, Benito Flores

A memorial to a man who died fighting for what he believed in.

July 21, 2025

Wiener’s Controversial Legislation to Upzone Near Transit Keeps Moving with One Major Change

Just because it's moving, doesn't mean it's not still controversial...

May 12, 2025

Talking Headways Podcast: Just Action Under the Color of Law

Leah Rothstein on the book she wrote with her father Richard about the fight against housing segregation in America.

April 24, 2025

Streetsblog L.A. Endorsement: Yes on Measure A

Help address L.A.'s homelessness crisis by voting yes on Measure A - the half-cent sales tax that will fund affordable housing, services for mental health, addiction and domestic violence, and homelessness prevention

October 30, 2024

President Sprawl? What’s With Pols Talking About Developing Federal Land?

The federal government's job should be "to make sure that all people have the choice of living in the community that they choose and that they’re able to afford to live there,” said one activist.

October 22, 2024

Legislative Update: Ending Harmful Road Widening, and Redefining “Major Transit Stops”

No road widening requirement for infill housing developments, and refining the definition of a "major transit stop"

September 23, 2024