California lawmakers failed to pass high-profile legislation on Wednesday to dramatically increase homebuilding in the state — the third year in a row that the effort has stalled. The bill fell three votes short of passing — with nine Los Angeles-area senators either voting no or abstaining. Wiener said he planned to try to bring the bill back for another vote Thursday — the deadline for its passage out of the Senate. Sen. Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) said that SB 50 could increase allowable development across broad swaths of Los Angeles. AdvertisementThe debate over SB 50, which came to a head on Wednesday, has been brewing for a long time.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 30, 2020 01:37 UTC