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June 24, 2019
The Honorable Scott Wiener
California State Senate, 1 1 th District
State Capitol Building, Room 4066
Sacramento, CA 95814
VIA FAX: (916) 651-4911
Dear Senator Wiener:
Carol Herrera
Mayor
Steve Tye
Mayor Pro Tem
Andrew Chou
Council Member
Ruth M. Low
Council Member
Nancy A. Lyons
Council Member
The City of Diamond Bar respectfully opposes Senate Bill 592 (SB 592),
which is similar to the City's previous opposition to SB 50 and would
reduce local discretionary authority when making housing related
determinations. It is also extremely disheartening that it was necessary
to gut and amend this Bill on cosmetology licensing and turn it into
another housing bill.
The City is currently undergoing a comprehensive General Plan Update,
which is paying special focus to the transit -oriented development
opportunities within a half -mile of a Metrolink station. SB 592 would
seriously undermine genuine efforts to encourage high-quality, higher -
density transit -oriented housing opportunities consistant with the
character and standards of our community. Furthermore, SB 592 would
potentially bypass the City's state required General Plan, considerably
altering the entitlement process and eliminating local authority.
For these reasons, the City of Diamond Bar opposes SB 592.
Sincerely,
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Mayor Carol Herrera
CC: Senator Ling -Ling Chang, 29th District, Fax (916) 651-4929
Assembly Member Phillip Chen, 551h District, Fax (916) 319-2155
City Council
City Manager
League of California Cities, cityletfers@cacities.org
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