After expressing opposition to SB 79 over the past year, Los Angeles officials have found a way to prevent the state’s upzoning law from going into effect in the city. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to adopt a strategy that would delay the effects of SB 79 by selectively upzoning parts of town rather than allowing the bill to override all local zoning laws to permit taller, denser buildings near transit stops, the Los Angeles Times reported. SB 79 includes some wiggle room for cities, including their ability to delay the upzoning until 2030 if they add […]
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