City Of Mission Viejo: Help City Oppose Housing Bill That Will Impact Our Quality Of Life

Press release from the City of Mission Viejo:

September 16, 2021

Mission Viejo has joined 243 other municipalities and the League of California Cities in urging Governor Gavin Newsom to veto Senate Bill (SB) 9.

The bill is a top-down, one-size-fits-all approach to land use policy that caters to developers, silences communities, and doesn’t even guarantee affordable housing.

SB 9 would require nearly all cities to approve, without condition or discretion, a housing development containing up to four units on a parcel that was otherwise designated for one single-family home. Additionally, this measure would require local governments to approve an urban lot split, thus creating two independent lots that could be sold separately.

This letter details more of the dangers SB 9 will pose to cities including Mission Viejo. That is why the City is asking residents to contact Governor Newsom’s office and urge him to veto SB 9. You can do so by emailing a letter (see sample letter) to leg.unit@gov.ca.gov. He has until October 10 to act.

This press release was produced by the City of Mission Viejo. The views expressed here are the author’s own.