Susan Kirsch, founder of the Nix the Nine Campaign, has been a guest, numerous times, on the Morning Show with hostess Marcia Macomber on Sonoma radio station KSVY 91.3 FM. (KSVY.org). To listen to her discussions, click on the Morning Show link.
Defeat nine housing bills that benefit developers but harm communities
Protect single-family neighborhoods and sovereignty
Nix the Nine Success: Four bills defeated, three bills didn't make it out of the Senate.
Two were Signed by the Governor!
July 1 - Nix the Nine Campaign commences.
9. July 31 - AB1279 - held in Committee đź‘Ž
8. August 11 - SB1385 - failed in Committeeđź‘Ž
7. August 13 - AB3040 - held in Suspenseđź‘Ž
6. August 20 - SB902 - held in Committeeđź‘Ž
5. August 31 - SB995 - didn't make it out of the Senateđź‘Ž
4. August 31 - SB1085 - didn't make it out of the Senateđź‘Ž
3. August 31 - SB1120 - didn't make it out of the Senate đź‘Ž
2. August 31 - AB725 - signed into law by the Governor
1. August 31 - AB2345 - signed into law by the Governor
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 two bills (AB725 and AB2345) made it through the Legislature to the Governor's desk. Nix the Nine Campaign sent a letter to the Governor Asking him to Veto these two housing bills.
About the Nine Bills
List of the Nine Bills - (now five - AB1279, AB3040, SB902 and SB1385 have been NIXED.)
Analysis of the bills: link Embarcadero Institute.
Nix the Nine Power Point.
What are the nine bills and their impact?
Resources (Links to Articles)
Richard Halstead, Marin IJ, January 29, 2021 - Marin Supervisors push back against huge housing mandate.
Raymond G. Lorber, Marin IJ, September 15, 2020 - Reader's Forum, Newsom shouldn't sign last two housing bills.
Susan Kirsch, Marin Post, September 13, 2020 - Federal YIMBY Act, Targets Local Control.
Dan Walters, Marin IJ, September 6, 2020 - State's dominant Democrats bickering despite control.
Louis Hansen, Bay Area News Group, September 5, 2020 - California's housing priorities fall amid coronavirus chaos.
Marc L. Verville, Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow, Marin Post,
August 24, 2020 - Losing Our City
T. Keith Gurnee, August 22, 2020 - Scott Wiener: A Relentless Campaign Against Family Communities.
Dick Spotswood, Marin IJ, August 18, 2020 - Proposed housing bills put critical spotlight on McGuire.
Susan Kirsch, Marin Post, August 16, 2020 - Appropriate, Appropriate, Appropriations
Sharon Rushtin, Marin Post, August 16, 2020 - Misguided Housing Bill bans Single-Family homes forever
Silicon Valley Association of Republican Women Reject Harmful Housing Bills, August 14, 2020, https://www.svarw.com/whats-hot-2.
Thomas D. Elias, Napa Valley Register, July 27, 2020, Nine-bill housing package derails local choices.
Jeannie Bruins, Damon Connolly and Gina Papan, Nix the Nine Campaign, July 22, 2020, Hats off to three MTC Commissioners.
Ileana Wachtel, Santa Monica Daily Press, July 21, 2020, Housing Bills Will Bring Upheaval to Family Homes, Zoning and Local Plans,
Raymond G. Lorber, Marin IJ, July 20, 2020, Resist the 9 proposed state Legislature bills harmful to single-family housing.
T. Keith Gurnee. Fox and Hounds, July 14, 2020, Say Goodbye to your Neighborhoods.
Bob Silvestri. Marin Post, June 30, 2022, The Camel is inside the tent – SB 35 and Novato’s “New Urbanism”.
Resources (Links to News)
The LA Daily News, August 10, 2020
The Washington Post, August 6, 2020
On Monday, August 3 at 9 AM Susan Kirsch was interviewed by Sonoma Valley's KSVY
radio host Marcia Macomber about the Nix-the-Nine Campaign, housing, and community organizing. Listen to the program at the online archives: http://ksvy.org/public-archive.
Orinda Watch fighting for local Control of Planning and Governance, August 4, 2020.
Silicon Valley Association of Republican Women, Make Calls today, August 4, 2020.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PALO ALTANS, August 3, 2020.
A MESSAGE FROM A BETTER CUPERTINO, August, 2, 2020.
California’s 3.5 Million Housing Shortage Number Raises Questions, Embarcadero Institute
Board. Embarcadero Institute, July 19 2019.
Hawaiian Senator Stanley Chang, July 15, 2020.
Zoom Call PowerPoint Presentations
information: Susan Kirsch, Chair, Nix the Nine
Campaign