After months of debate, California lawmakers on Friday passed SB 79, a housing bill that overrides local zoning laws to bring ...

The California Assembly passed SB 79, a bill that would allow more housing near public transportation, reduce traffic ...

A controversial housing bill that would pave the way for more apartment buildings near major bus stops and train and subway ...

The San Francisco Chronicle editorial board has called on California lawmakers to take meaningful action on housing, ...

In June, the California State Senate passed Senate Bill 79 which was initially proposed by Scott Weiner (Senate District 11), and is an attempt to alleviate the California housing crisis by building ...

Mission Hill Middle School student Gavin Roth argues that California’s housing crisis threatens his generation’s future and calls on Assemblymember Gail Pellerin to vote yes on SB 79, to legalize ...

SB 79 is a solution in search of a problem. Its goal is supposedly to enable transit-oriented development, but most ...

Senate Bill 79, a "by right" housing law, would shift massive, unfunded infrastructure costs onto local taxpayers, dilute affordability requirements, and target growth in the neighborhoods least able ...

We’re so busy updating plans, updating our ordinances that we’d rather spend the time actually figuring out how to get projects built.” ...

Make no mistake, the newly proposed law commonly known as SB 79 is purely a result of the failure of the 2021 SB 10, which aimed to make housing in areas around transit stops (both bus and train) far ...

When I think about the character of L.A., I think about my best friend Edwyn, the son of immigrants, born and raised in Compton. He overcame poverty and homelessness as a child, beating the odds at ...