Newsom Building Bus Lines In Pacific Palisades For Low Income Housing

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Gov. Gavin Newsom is officially building bus lines and stops in the Pacific Palisades - to streamline his low-income housing plans

A public notice has been sent to Los Angeles residents outlining plans for the new high-density bus transit stations and Metro facilities in the heart of the Palisades.

Many are now targeting Newsom, claiming that this is nothing more than a post-wildfire "land grab" scheme.

One longtime resident said that Newsom is carrying out his 'blueprint' for injecting mass transit and low-income high-rise apartments into the enclave, saying

"This isn't recovery—it's redesign"

At the center of the controversy is the bus transit station at the corner of the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and Sunset Boulevard.

The letter was delivered to Pacific Palisades residents letting them know about the upcoming construction.

But some are asking why is the mass transit being installed?

Senate Bill 79 (SB 79), which was backed by Newsom and passed in September, gives California the right to override local zoning and allow 65 foot apartment buildings (low-income) to be built in the Palisades neighborhood - only if there is a major transit stop within a half-mile.
Then there's Senate Bill 549 (SB 549) which gives Los Angeles County the right to seize fire-damaged properties, to build low-income housing - which lines up with Newsom's pledge of $101 million in state funds for "resilient rebuilding"
In addition, out of the thousands of permits requested to rebuild, Mayor Karen Bass & Newsom have issued hundreds.

The Palisades Fire destroyed 6,837 homes, businesses, and other buildings—across 23,000 acres.
As of September 24, property owners in the City of Los Angeles have submitted 1,564 applications to rebuild their properties.
Of those 620 have received approval.

Here is a list of the moves Newsom made after the Palisades fire
A foreign entity, funneled through the Weston James Group, has shelled out $65 million since August to quietly acquire vast stretches of fire-ravaged Malibu properties along Pacific Coast Highway—prime oceanfront lotts.
In Pacific Palisades and nearby Altadena, Chinese investors purchased nearly 30% of post-fire deals - foreign investment deals Newsom talked about making while the fire was burning and not yet contained
Senate Bill 549, fast-tracked through the Legislature in July, greenlights "Resilient Rebuilding Authorities" funded by property taxes, letting Los Angeles County buy up ruined parcels for pennies on the dollar (relative to pre-fire values) so they can build low-income housing on burned sites.
In a July Newsom unlocked $101 million from the state's Multifamily Housing Program to bankroll affordable rental complexes in LA's fire-ravaged pockets, prioritizing "multifamily" projects that could cluster hundreds of units near beaches and hillsides

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