Nix-the-Nine Campaign


Fact sheet - and what you can do.

Nix the Nine Campaign 

Defeat 9 harmful housing bills.
Protect your single-family neighborhood

Background:

Last year legislators defeated SB-50! They listened to constituents and voted against a heavy-handed bill to increase density near transit centers and reduce local control over the decisions. 

Now they’re trying to pass SB-50 in little pieces. The bills benefit developers, high tech titans in Silicon Valley, and global real estate investors. The ‘divide and conquer’ strategy is intended to overcome the will of the people, especially when constituents are focusing on health, safety, finances, and justice. The bills benefit the wealthy, burden cities and average Californians, and widen the equity gap—without providing housing for low-income residents.

Additional background material - Why Does it Matter follows - Take Action Schedule.


TAKE ACTION SCHEDULE:
- Notify and activate your networks
 
NOW. Call or email your state Senator and Assembly member today. Urge them to NIX THE NINE. Use this format to address: Assembly member.(your reps last name)@assembly.ca.gov; Senator.(last name)@senate.ca.gov. Example: Senator.McGuire@senate.ca.gov 

NOW. Email your OPPOSITION to each individual bill. Go to the Legislature Portal: http://www.legislature.ca.gov/the_state_legislature/committees_hearings/committees_and_hearings.html. Include your name, group and title, city, zip.
Cut and paste this NIX THE NINE Message:

NIX THE NINE Harmful Housing Bills.  Stop inequity! 

Protect your residence and community!
    • Oppose: AB-725, AB-1279, AB-2345, AB-3040
    • Oppose: SB-902, SB-995, SB-1085, SB-1120, SB-1385    



Committee Bill Assignments and; Hearing Dates:

          SB1085—TO Housing and Community Development —July 28 at 2 pm   Members: Assembly member Chiu (Chair), Diep (Vice Chair), Gabriel, Gloria, Kiley, Limon, Maienschien, Quirk-Silva

         SB-995—TO Natural Resources Committee —July 29 at 2 pm
Members: Laura Friedman (Chair), Flora (Vice Chair), Chau, Eggman, Garcia, Limon, Mathis, McCarty, Muratsuchi, Stone

         Last day for policy committees to hear and report fiscal bills to fiscal committees – Thursday, July 30

          SB-902, SB-1120 and SB-1385—TO Assembly Local Government Committee –Aug 4 at 9:30 (tentative) Members: Assembly member Aguiar-Curry (Chair), Tom Lackey (Vice Chair-R), Bloom, Boerner-Horvath, Ramos, Luz Maria Rivas, Robert Rivas, Voepel 

          AB-725, AB-1279, AB-2345, AB-3040 —TO Senate Housing Committee Date will be determined later. Members: Senators Wiener (Chair), Morrell (Vice Chair-R), Bates (R),Caballero Durazo, McGuire, Moorlach (R), Roth, Skinner, Umberg, Wieckowski

       
         Assembly and Senate floor sessions. August 17-31.  Call your legislator. For updates, go to: http://www.legislature.ca.gov/the_state_legislature/committees_hearings/committees_and_hearings.html.

           Lobby the Governor to Nix the Nine. September 1-30.





Why does it Matter: 


In 2017 Housing Package SB-35 (Wiener) was one of 15 bills . Elected city officials, General Plans and Housing Elements were stripped of their authority to govern growth and now developers are demanding SB-35 concessions “by right.” SB-35 is the play book for the 2020 housing bills. 

 What are the nine bills and their impact?




Resources:

Nix-the-nine.blogspot.com  for more articles and regular updates.

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