May 3, 2024
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Every Saturday at 10:30 am. Climate Mobilization Coalition Meetings May 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th. Keep up-to-date on climate issues and Climate Action events. To register email Jon Findley at jon@climatemobsd.org. More info: https://www.facebook.com/SDClimateMobilization/
Every Saturday 12 pm – 1 pm Peace Vigil for Palestine: Advocate for Peace and Justice in Gaza and Everywhere Join CODEPINK SD, San Diego Veterans for Peace, and Palestine Pals every Saturday at 12:00 pm on the plaza corner of Sunset Cliffs Blvd. and W. Point Loma Blvd., entry to Ocean Beach, San Diego. Wear pink and bring a peace-related poster if you have one! Contact: Nathanael · nathandw@riseup.net
May 1st to May 31st Bike Month 2024! Events by San Diego County Bike Coalition Bike Month is our favorite time of the year! For list of events and more info: https://sdbikecoalition.org/event/bike-month-2024/
May 3rd Friday 12 pm Emergency Protest Shut it Down for Palestine Event by Students for Justice in Palestine UCSD Sungod Lawn More info: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6XHu-iSSld/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
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May 3, 2024
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Editordude: This is an excellent summary of the very current trends in California and San Diego housing and a must-read.
By Michael Smolens / Columnist – San Diego Union-Tribune / May 3, 2024
In recent years, the Legislature has passed several laws to increase housing density across the state.
But a ruling by a Los Angeles County judge and pushback from the California Coastal Commission may slow that momentum.
Both developments highlight perhaps the most disputed notion in the politics of housing — that producing more market-rate housing will lower sale prices and rents.
That has been a key argument by many housing advocates over the years as home prices in California have soared and affordability has shrunk. But the contention that simply more supply will substantially change that has been challenged constantly.
Affordable housing was central to a ruling last week by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Curtis Kin, who declared a law that could increase housing density in most neighborhoods was unconstitutional. The law approved in 2021 under Senate Bill 9 by state Sen. Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, allows lots zoned for single-family homes to be split, with duplexes on each parcel.
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