The San Jose City Council unanimously rejected a 17-story apartment complex that would have replaced a long-abandoned structure, citing concerns about neighborhood character and right-sizing development, despite the city’s housing crisis and the project’s location near transit corridors.
California YIMBY leaders Nolan Gray and Brooke Pritchard discussed the state’s housing crisis, the need for statewide solutions, and the potential of Senate Bill 79 to promote dense housing near high-quality transit hubs and limit urban sprawl.
The housing crisis in California and other cities is not caused by zoning regulations, but by the consolidation of economic power by homebuilders and Wall Street investors who profit from scarcity and drive up prices.
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The community is discussing the possibility of reforming Measure J to allow for more affordable housing developments to bypass the citizen-vote requirement, in order to meet the city’s housing needs and avoid state intervention.
Davis needs to stop stifling growth, affordability, and opportunity by rethinking its housing policies and building out rather than up to meet its housing demands.
Davis needs to reform Measure J to meet state housing mandates and avoid legal scrutiny, but doing so requires a willingness to evolve and act responsibly.
The Davis City Council is facing a difficult decision on how to reform Measure J, with some members advocating for a wait until 2030 or a path that could involve litigation from the state or a third party.
Davis’s Measure J, which has long been a political fortress against peripheral development, is increasingly becoming a legal and political obstacle to future housing growth and compliance with state law, and the city must decide whether to reform it in order to meet its housing obligations.
Measure J, a growth control measure in Davis, California, is increasingly putting the city on a collision course with state housing law, and reforming it to align with state law and serve actual housing needs is the smarter path.
Measure J, an anti-growth ordinance intended to prevent urban sprawl, has been successful in slowing down development in Davis, but it has also led to the prioritization of low-density single family housing, exacerbating the housing crisis and climate change.
The Davis City Council is considering a proposed amendment to Measure J/R/D to exempt affordable housing projects from voter approval, and to place the amendment and two housing proposals, Village Farms and Willowgrove, on the June 2026 ballot.
California is facing a severe housing crisis, and Davis is no exception, with home prices and rents rising faster than wages, leading to displacement, inequality, and worsening living conditions.
The Village Farms development in Davis, CA will not appear on the 2025 ballot, but will instead be put to a public vote in June 2026, after the developer and city staff agreed to revise the project timeline, which has been delayed by over a year due to community concerns and environmental issues.
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