A California Senate bill that could have brought more affordable housing to the wealthy, star-studded enclave of Pacific Palisades, CA, which was decimated by the January wildfires, has been shelved until next year after a wave of community opposition.
Introduced in late February and amended in June, Senate Bill 549 would allow Los Angeles County to establish a “Resilient Rebuilding Authority” to coordinate and streamline recovery efforts in areas affected by the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires—but also to use taxes to purchase burned lots and build affordable housing on a portion of them.
Some of the new homes would be reserved for households with incomes of 30% to 60% of the area median income, while others would be set aside for families earning below 30% of the median…