The next key date is Aug. 18, when commissioners and the county judge will review the proposed budget. While SB 9 wouldn’t directly affect this year’s spending plan, officials said it’s prompting them ...

The ongoing quorum break in Austin is putting Nueces County’s budget planning in limbo, with one bill in particular drawing close attention from local leaders.

In the heart of Pacific Palisades, neighbors displaced by wildfire are fighting to rebuild their homes-and preserve the soul of their community. PACIFIC PALISADES - For more than two decades, Liz ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to limit lot splitting developments in areas impacted by wildfires this year.

High-density housing applications under SB-9 are paused in the Palisades Fire burn area following concerns from residents ...

Robinson handles both ADUs and SB 9 projects and said each type has it own perks. “ADUs are faster and cheaper, and you save around $20,000 in the permitting process alone,” he said.

SB 9 required local agencies to approve urban lot splits and second primary dwelling unit projects ministerially (i.e., without discretionary review, conditions, or a hearing).

A year since the approval of Senate Bill 9 (SB 9), it appears few Californians have taken advantage of the new legislation that aims to streamline small-scale housing development. The bill allows ...

And as they adopt legislation to implement SB 9 locally, various communities are using that power to add limitations on the amount, type or size of housing that can be added to their single-family ...

SB 9 is opposed by a broad coalition of hundreds of local governments, the League of California Cities, social justice advocates, affordable housing groups, neighborhood councils and others.

Doing that “for the purpose of evading SB 9 would be an abuse of discretion,” Struhar wrote. On top of that, the city hadn’t justified why it needed an “urgency ordinance.” ...

SB 9, which goes into effect Jan. 1, allows property owners to build a second home on their lot or divide it into two and place duplexes on each.