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SB 910 from page 1 ' The compromise had wc~ the s~ of mos~ of the cammittee ~anks also to the dozens of city ofr~ials wflo called, wrnte and membersasweIl~sl~toftheCalifamiaSt~te~ofComties visitedwiththeirlegislato~abeutthisbill. Fioally, l%~,s to those (CSAC) end the J~erican Planoing AsseciatJon (,~PA), If ado~d, the city offk:ials who traveled to sacrame~o to t~ about tJleir amendments would h~ve changecl the League's pe~don from oppesitJafl to the bill. ~nd who waited long hoens until the he, ring "opdose"to"neutral". ThefioalvoteofthecommitteeonS~910was fin~llyconwqedlateThursdayaftemoofl. 2"no's',l "~s"end4notvoting. Voting"no' Assembly~ Mou~oy(Mmro~)andCagbiHModa~o). Votjng"~s": As~mbly Next Steps: Is SB 910 Really "Dead"? (Long Be~dq), Kehoe (San Diego), Salir~s (Salinas), ~ Wayne (San While SB 910 failed to pass out of committee, no bill can ever Diego). No~presentwereAss~JyMembefsRLllrler (Lancas~)and truly be considered "dead" until the sine dieof the legislature. This Steinberg (Sacramento), bill, however, is not likely to be revived, given the strong statement of support for more moderate approaches reflected in the Assembly ~ glO soug~ tO strengl~en prov~ons rel~ng to local Housing Committee vote. gov~nments' respa~b~lity to edopt housing elements as part of their It is dear that legislators, like city officials, are deeply concerned general plans. Cities, counties and other local go~m/nent inte~sts about the state's need for affordable housing. The League and its had k]bbied herd over the past b~o years to expand l~e bill's member cities share these concerns; they devoted s~gnificant energy discussion of heusJng pli~l elements to adaie~ the broadar range of over last fall and winter to work with SB 910 agonsors to identify the issues and concerns that impede cities' abilities to develop and issues oJrrentJy impeding cities' efforts tO respond tO l~e housing promote more housing projects. Since April 2002, the League has needs of California's rapidly expanding pepulatim. There were many sponsored a housing forum in Western Cig/Magazin~ encouraging a good reforrr~ in SB glo relatJog tO the praces~ for determining discussion of a broad range of issues and solutions to the bousir~ regional housing alJocatiofl numbers, In the end, however, local crisis. These articles can be viewed by visiting the Western City governments could not support the bill because oflhe appl~ich Web site at www.wes~ncitv.com.. The League looks forward to working with the legislature next year to develop solutions to meet the press~eg need for more The Lowen1~l-Wiggins prop(r_~ed ~encln~ts would ~ affordable housing. imposed penalties off local governments who did not have housing elemef~ approved the State Depattment of Housing ~nd Community Development(HCD), but capped l~m and p~esep/ed key principles of AB 680 from page 1 · · ·, · · · · · ..... · · due pfocass to protect cities from adoitrapj punishment by HCD. During the negotiations on the measure, the local govern- ments in the Sacramento region and the author came vepj close Intensive Idabying by the Leegae, CSAC, the APA and literally to egreeing on a package that set affordable housing production hundreds of c~ and counbj officials helped to educate meny goals for the region. This egreement fell apart over the last few !egislators about the unintended impacts the bill wauld have on local v~eks, but the author eppears intent on tpjing to put this governments. Sup~ ~Tonglegisiata~s sympathetic tO the"~ck" housing package in another bill and moving it to the Govemor (but no "C~TOt'g approach in ~ gl 0 weakmed as their unders~nd- before the end of the session. Most local governments in the lng of tj~ese is~as inaeased, region rernain opposed to this measure, because it does not provide any new resources dedicated to constructing affordable Cities througi~out the state should exp-es~ their appreciation to housing. The fate of this legislation in the fioal da~ of the session the strong leadeF-~hip dlspia~ecl by Assembly Members Lowenthal and is unclear. We will keep you informed of its progress. cornmittee ~ had struggled to balance Uqeir desire to cast a While AB 680 is de~d for the session, the son or daug~er of vote in support of more heusJng, with their growing understanding AB 680 will undoubtedly appear next session as the debate that the measure was ultimately unfair and caunteq~odoctive, continues over regional goals and the "fisoalization" of land use. The author is perhaps more committed now than when he first introduced this legislation. Our Mission Restore and pro~ect local control for cities through education and advocacJx to enhance the quali(y o? li~e flor all Cali~ornians. PAGE Z/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org