SB 79, transit-oriented development (the spiritual successor to SB 50), and SB 677, fixing the duplex law while cleaning up one other law.

Episode 8: The Big Guns of 2025

Introduction to California Housing Legislation 2024-2025

Key California YIMBY Bills: SB 79 and SB 677

Lessons from the Failed SB 50

Challenges and Compromises in Housing Legislation

Impact of Assembly Bill 2011 and Commercial Corridor Upzoning

Success of Accessory Dwelling Units

Senate Bill 79: Upzoning Transit Areas

Strategies and Specifications of SB 79

Incentives and Flexibility in SB 79

Streamlined Approvals and Benefits

Upzoning Approaches: Plain vs. Everything Bagel

Senate Bill 677: Enhancing Duplex Construction

Proposals to Ease Duplex Construction

Duplex Enhancements and Reduced Regulations

Updates to Senate Bill 423: Mixed Income Housing

Accommodating Emergency Rebuilding in SB 9 and SB 423

Support for SB 79 and SB 677

We need a ton more housing at all income levels. How do we get it? State legislation gets the goods. Follow the California Legislature in real time as bills are born, mutate, and pass into law—or die—and learn about how we can all help end the housing crisis.

John Nerds Out on California Housing Legislation