The Editor's Back Fence
Does Denise Pinkston speak for Berkeley? Is accelerating development what we need?
Friday May 20, 2016 - 03:10:00 PM
This message from Berkeley Zoning Adjustment Board Chair Denise Pinkston was posted on the San Francisco BARF website:
From: Denise Pinkston
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016
Subject: Help on Tuesday in Sacramento!
Dear housing colleague
On Tuesday the Governor's ground-breaking budget trailer bill proposal for "by right" approvals of infill housing with on-site affordability will be heard in the State Senate at 10am. See links below for details. We have been asked to please come and speak.
Please plan on coming to Sacramento on Tuesday at 10am for the Senate Budget Committee hearing to help communicate that we need the state legislature and governor to streamline local approvals in order to build more homes more quickly and more affordably for our families who desperately need a place to live. This proposal can make a tremendous difference in housing production and we must all weigh in because the state advocates who want no change will be there in force.
Please let me know if you can make it. I will send you more details.
> Governor’s May Revision (starting on page 45): http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/
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> HCD’s May Revision Proposal (BCP): http://web1a.esd.dof.ca.gov/
Are the Governor's proposals what Berkeley needs? Weigh in: opinion@berkeleydailyplanet.com.
