Act Now - Focus on SB-1085

ACT NOW

SB 1085 passed Housing with amendments.

 

Nix the Nine Harmful Housing Bills – FOCUS on SB1085

Protect single-family homes and sovereign communities 

Schedule Overview:
W, July 29 - SB1085 - Housing & Community Development Committee
Th, Aug 6 - SB995 - Natural Resources Committee.
T, Aug 11 - SB902, SB1120, and SB11385 - Local Government Committee.

T, Aug 11 - SB1085 - Assembly Appropriations Committee
Th, Aug 13 - AB725, AB2345, AB3040 - Senate Appropriations Committee.

Make calls TODAY or ASAP before July 29 –Takes about 10 minutes!

Why not . Invite them to join efforts to Nix the Nine.  When finished, send an email to Susan@SusanKirsch.com with subject line: SB1085 Made calls.  

 

SB-1085 script:
           OK to call after business hours and leave a message. You’ll

           likely reach a staff person who will appreciate brevity. This script will take

           less than a minute, and could have decades of positive impact.

           Personalize to suit your style.

           •Hello. My name is __. I’m calling to encourage a NO vote on SB-1085
     •I live . . .(If you know you live in the committee member’s district use

                 o  Option 1:I live in the Assembly member’s district and would

                          greatly appreciate a vote that represents me, my neighbors, and

                          constituents, not developers and real estate investors.

        o    Option 2: Although I don’t live in ___’s district, this bill

                        negatively impacts all Californians, is poor housing policy, and

                       doesn’t address the need for truly affordable housing.

             •Thank you . . .  
   

           Thank you for voting against harmful housing policy.

                       Please vote to “Nix the Nine” and nix SB-1085.

   

What are the nine bills and their impact?

2020	NIX THE NINE Harmful Bills Support SB-1299 Analysis:
Developers Win	Residents & Cities Lose	AB-725	AB-1279	AB-2345	AB-3040	SB-902	SB-995	SB-1085	SB-1120	SB-1385
Legislators’ Jargon	Resident & City Impact	Wicks	Bloom	Gonzales Chiu	Chiu	Wiener	Atkins Wiener Caballero Rubio	Skinner Caballero	Atkins Caballero Wiener	Caballero Rubio
Upzone	More density in single-family neighborhoods		X	X		X			X	X
Streamline	Lost environmental (CEQA) safeguards						X	X	X
Incentives, bonuses	Less low-income housing; More market rate; less parking; more height	X	X	X				X		X
RHNA – Reg’l Housing Need Allocation	Top-down, state assigned quotas to cities and counties, unrealistic # with threats	X			X
Objective Standards	One-size-fits-all. Eliminates wisdom of subjective/ objective balance		X			X			X
Ministerial (staff) Review	No public notice, no hearing, no resident voice		X				X		X

Information: Susan Kirsch, Chair, Nix the Nine Campaign * Susan@SusanKirsch.com*

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