Some California housing advocates are hoping that a new affordable housing law under consideration in the Legislature will help with the state’s housing shortage. Meanwhile, some local governments and other groups have rejected it as a solution.
San Francisco Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 79, called the “Abundant & Affordable Homes Near Transit Act,” would allow dense, low-income apartments and housing development next to single-family homes, as long as it is within one-half mile of a bus stop, or a proposed transit stop.
