This bill would, for a jurisdiction within the coastal zone that has not identified adequate sites to accommodate the locality’s housing need for a designated income level, require completion of any necessary local coastal program amendments related to land use designations, changes in intensity of land use, zoning ordinances, or zoning district maps, as specified. 

(Note: SB 951 had been significantly amended and thus this summary is no longer accurate as of 10/4/24. The legislation signed into law no longer had impacts on the City)

This bill would provide that, in the coastal zone, the Density Bonus Law does not relieve a project from the requirement to obtain a coastal development permit, as specified. The bill would require any density bonus, concessions, incentives, waivers or reductions of development standards, and parking ratios to which an applicant is entitled to be permitted in a manner that is consistent with the Density Bonus Law and does not result in significant adverse impacts to coastal resources and public coastal access, as specified.

Existing law requires each local government within the coastal zone to prepare a local coastal program and specifies that a local coastal program is not required to include housing policies and programs.

This bill would repeal that provision and instead require, on or by July 1, 2026, any local government in the coastal zone to submit an amendment to the local government’s local coastal program that harmonizes the Density Bonus Law and the California Coastal Act, as specified. The bill would require this amendment to be processed as de minimis, as specified, if certain conditions are met. By requiring local governments to submit an amendment to its local coastal program, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

Amends Proposition 47 by requiring a person convicted of theft of a vehicle or firearm, identity theft, or credit card fraud to be charged with a felony. Additionally, the bill authorizes a city or county prosecuting authority or county probation department to create a diversion or deferred entry of judgment program for persons who commit a theft offense or repeat theft offenses, as specified. For those committing theft or repeat theft offenses, a city or county prosecuting authority is authorized to create a diversion program for persons. The bill would provide that it shall become effective only when submitted to, and approved by, the voters of California since Prop. 47 was initially passed by voters in 2014. 

The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (Attachment #2) would amend the California Constitution with provisions that limit voters’ authority and input, adopt new and stricter rules for raising taxes and fees, and may make it more difficult to impose fines and penalties for violation of state and local laws. The measure puts billions of local government tax and fee revenues at risk statewide with related core public service impacts. The proposed constitutional initiative is sponsored by the California Business Roundtable. Major provisions of the ballot initiative include the following: • Requires voter approval in order to apply an existing local tax to a territory that is annexed; • Prohibits local advisory measures which allow voters to express a preference for how local general tax dollars should be spent;• Retroactively requires all new or increased taxes adopted after January 1, 2022, to include a sunset date; •Requires simple majority approval of the state electorate for all new or increased state taxes; • Prohibits, as a condition of property development or occupancy, a fee regulating vehicle miles traveled; ;• Prohibits local fees for services or permits to exceed the “actual cost” and defines “actual cost,” as the minimum amount necessary; and • May require voter approval of fines and penalties for corporations and property owners that violate state and local laws unless a new, undefined adjudicatory process is used to impose the fines and penalties.

Senate Bill 6 (Caballero) would create a new process allowing residential development on certain commercial, including allowing qualifying projects to use the streamlined application procedures of SB 35 (Wiener, 2017).

Senate Bill (SB) 1338 would implement and develop the framework for the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court program proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom. CARE Court would require counties to provide comprehensive treatment to the most severely impaired and untreated Californians and hold patients accountable to following their treatment plans. 

Request to Allow South Bay Restaurants to Reopen under State Guidelines in Support of the City of El Segundo’s Request

would delete the provision authorizing the imposition of standards on lot coverage and prohibit an ordinance from imposing requirements on minimum lot size.

Southern California Edison's 2019 Energy Resource Recovery Account Filing