Newsom signs bill to limit low-density building in Altadena

In a down-to-the-legislative-wire decision, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1090 into law. SB 1090 will shield the Altadena area from SB 9 and 1123 which allow for higher density building — up to 10 units — on single family lots and make it easier to split or subdivide lots. State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez of neighboring Pasadena, where the Eaton fire also destroyed homes, introduced the legislation as the “Keep Altadena Land in Altadena Hands Act.” She billed it as a way to “protect Altadena from real estate speculators seeking to acquire fire-damaged properties for higher-density development at […]

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