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Their town burned to the ground. Should they get a pass from California’s new housing laws?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Altadena may get a reprieve from two of California’s marquee housing laws after a bill to temporarily exempt the fire-torn community sailed through back-to-back Assembly hearings on Wednesday. The two laws being put on hold — Senate Bill 9 from 2021 and Senate […]
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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Altadena may get a reprieve from two of California’s marquee housing laws after a bill to temporarily exempt the fire-torn community sailed through back-to-back Assembly hearings on Wednesday. The two laws being put on hold — Senate Bill 9 from 2021 and Senate […]
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According to Palo Alto Online’s linked source, Their town burned to the ground. Should they get a pass from California’s new housing laws?, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Altadena may get a reprieve from two of California’s marquee housing laws after a bill to temporarily exempt the fire-torn community sailed through back-to-back Assembly hearings on Wednesday. The two laws being put on hold — Senate Bill 9 from 2021 and Senate […]
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