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In some of San Diego's most coveted neighborhoods, backyard apartments can still be built right up against property lines — even though the City Council outlawed doing so more than two years ago
The proposal from the mayor getting the most attention is a decision to embrace SB 10, a law that essentially allows property owners to replace a single-family home with up to 10 units near public transit.
The package would see San Diego embrace the controversial state law known as SB 10 and accelerate the conversion of scrap yards and public land to housing.
To reverse the effects of redlining, new housing policies will soften rules to allow taller buildings and more backyard units in areas within 1 mile of mass transit. But critics say the changes won’t make a difference.
San Diego's new housing policies aim to boost racial integration, reverse lingering effects of redlining. City encouraging high-rise, mid-rise housing with subsidized units in wealthy, White areas