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Senate Bill 9’s (SB9) Companion: SB10

Senate Bill 9’s (SB9) Companion: SB10   Understanding SB10 On September 16, 2021, in addition to signing SB9, Governor Newsom signed SB10. Considered a companion to SB9, SB10 addresses the local government’s ability to rezone existing parcels of real property to allow up to 10 dwelling units. Similar to SB9, the state legislature passed SB10 and the go...

What is the Balcony Law?

  On June 16, 2015, tragedy struck in Berkley California. At an apartment near the U.C. Berkeley campus, several students were congregating on a balcony when it collapsed. The accident resulted in the death of six students and injury to seven others.  After an investigation, it was determined that the balcony fell because of dry rot to the wood structure. Investigators deter...