Editor,
If you think that Senate bills 9 and 10 are the answer to the affordable housing needs, I invite you to consider the facts. Housing affordability and homelessness are said to be among the most critical issues facing California cities. The Legislature continues to introduce housing bills that remove local zoning control from cities and evades citizen input.
The results of these bills will create significant, environmental impacts. Where will the funds come from for municipalities’ ability to provide and maintain the additional infrastructure, and public services required for water, schools, sewer treatment, roads, police, fire? Can we expect an increase in taxes to meet the requirements for the additional infrastructure needs? If so, then what is the use of having affordable housing when the cost of living in the area will be too high for anyone to handle. It makes no sense!
SB 9 AND SB 10 FACTS:
SB 9: Ends single-family zoning;
SB 9: Allows 4-6 units of housing on single-family lots;
SB 9: Allows the splitting of every single-family lot in California;
SB 10: Allows up to 10 units per parcel in any residential area (job-rich, transit-rich) ;
SB 10: Allows local councils to remove any land use initiative without the vote of the people;
SB 9 SB 10: Cause mass removal of our trees;
SB 9 SB 10: Eliminate yards and permeable soil protection;
SB 9 SB 10: No affordable units required;
SB 9 SB 10: No infrastructure upgrades required; and
SB 9 SB 10: No CEQA environmental review required.
Who are our leaders really representing? No on SB 9 and SB 10
Linda Koelling
Foster City
The letter writer is the former mayor of Foster City.
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Thank you for your well thought out letter. When liberals become developers they'll find out how the mis-mash of prior laws they passed has mostly made any building impossible and too costly. If we'd spend money on high speed mass transit instead of a railroad to Bakersfield, people could have affordable homes in in lower cost areas.
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