On Oct. 10, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 79, a sweeping piece of housing legislation that upzones land within a half-mile of major transit stops statewide.This bill will affect the Ashby, Downtown Berkeley and North Berkeley BART stations. ⁠ ⁠ SB 79 would allow for the construction of multifamily housing at a specified density and height on “residential, mixed use, and commercial land near rail and bus rapid transit,” according to the bill’s fact sheet. It would also “provide transit agencies with land use authority to develop … projects on land they control.”⁠ ⁠ Read more through the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ✍️: Myesha Phukan⁠ 📸: Tricia Nguyen⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #bart #gavinnewsom #senatebill79