From poverty tows to Palestine: The violence of settler colonial evictions across Mama Earth
May 24, 2021
Poverty tows are parking violations, which are unethical detriments to houseless folks who rely on the shelter of their vehicles. Between this and the lack of adequate housing options, means of survival are limited. Shelters on Merlin Street, under the I-80 overpass in San Francisco, were cleared – swept away – on May 17, 2021. – Photo: POOR Magazine
by Tiny Lisa Gray-Garcia
“If they tow my van, I will die. I have nowhere else to go,” reported POOR Magazine’s RoofLESS radio reporter Charles M., 68, a lifelong San Francisco resident. Charles is houseless, landless, disabled and lives in his van.
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Senate Bill 35 (Government Code section 65913.4) was enacted in 2017 as part of an effort by the State Legislature to increase housing production. The law compels local agencies, including charter cities, to issue streamlined approvals for qualifying multifamily residential projects, even, at times, where a project conflicts with a local ordinance. In
Ruegg & Ellsworth v. City of Berkeley, the court rejected Berkeley’s claim that SB 35 impermissibly interfered with the constitutional “home rule” authority over historic preservation granted to charter cities. No. A159218 (1st Dist. Apr. 20, 2021). The decision represents the first published opinion to uphold SB 35 against challenge.
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California s First District Court of Appeal recently issued a lengthy and consequential decision reaffirming the State s ability to pass housing legislation limiting local governments discretion to deny housing projects. In
Ruegg & Ellsworth v. City of Berkeley (Case No. A159218, April 20, 2021), the court was specifically tasked with interpreting and applying – for the first time – SB 35 (codified at Gov. Code. § 65913.4). However,
Ruegg & Ellsworth will likely have implications for developers seeking to benefit from other pro-housing statutes.
BACKGROUND OF SB 35
Enacted in 2017 and effective January 1, 2018, SB 35 is one of a number of bills passed in recent years which seek to address the ongoing housing crisis in California and penalize local governments that fail to meet their obligations to increase statewide housing supply. SB 35 provides a streamlined, ministerial approval process for certain residenti
Monday, May 3, 2021
California s First District Court of Appeal recently issued a lengthy and consequential decision reaffirming the State s ability to pass housing legislation limiting local governments discretion to deny housing projects. In
Ruegg & Ellsworth v. City of Berkeley (Case No. A159218, April 20, 2021), the court was specifically tasked with interpreting and applying – for the first time – SB 35 (codified at Gov. Code. § 65913.4). However,
Ruegg & Ellsworth will likely have implications for developers seeking to benefit from other pro-housing statutes.
BACKGROUND OF SB 35
Enacted in 2017 and effective January 1, 2018, SB 35 is one of a number of bills passed in recent years which seek to address the ongoing housing crisis in California and penalize local governments that fail to meet their obligations to increase statewide housing supply. SB 35 provides a streamlined, ministerial approval process for certain residential projects in localities