California SB 9: No Cause for Panic

A look at what California's SB 9 means for Santa Clara and single-family housing as we know it. Plus, how ADUs impact the new law.

If Henny-Pennys have convinced you that SB 9 is going to “destroy your neighborhood,” relax. That’s the key message from Santa Clara Community Development Director Andrew Crabtree at the City Council’s Jan. 25 study session on SB 9, the 2021 Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency Act. Although there are 18,000 single-family (R-1 zoned) lots in … Read more