Pro-development organization YIMBY Law is taking Gov. Gavin Newsom to court for his executive order banning Senate Bill 9’s application in Los Angeles neighborhoods burned by the Palisades and Eaton fires. YIMBY Law’s lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that Newsom unlawfully restricted homeowners’ ability to rebuild by giving local governments the green light to shelve SB 9, the 2021 state law that permits duplex construction and lot-splitting on parcels zoned for single-family homes, Politico reported. Residents in the Pacific Palisades appealed to Newsom over the summer to stop SB 9’s implementation, fearing that allowing duplexes […]
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