Would California’s big new housing bill affect your LA neighborhood? Use this map to find out

Despite opposition from Los Angeles politicians , this year’s highest-profile California housing bill has cleared the state Legislature and is now waiting for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s final approval.

If Newsom signs it into law, Senate Bill 79 would allow dense apartment buildings in neighborhoods that lie within a half-mile of major transit stops — even if those neighborhoods are currently zoned only for single-family homes.

But anyone trying to pinpoint SB 79’s potential impact has had to wade through a lot of misinformation. Despite what a certain former reality TV star has been saying in his viral TikTok videos, SB 79 would not bring skyscrapers to the Pacific Palisades.

We’re now starting to get more clarity on how SB 79 could apply locally. The L.A. City Planning Department