Gavin Newsom signed SB 79 into law last year, L.A. officials have been developing a strategy to stop its upzoning effects: Delay. On Tuesday, City Council voted to adopt a strategy that would delay the effects of SB 79 citywide by upzoning 55 single-family and low-density areas, allowing for 4-16 unit buildings up to four stories tall. The 55 areas are mostly in Central L.A., West L.A., the Eastside and the San Fernando Valley. SB 79 allows local governments to develop alternate plans to maintain local control of density near transit stops. If the council hadn’t adopted a plan, the area surrounding 141 transit stops across L.A. would have immediately been upzoned when the bill kicks in on July 1.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 25, 2026 06:20 UTC