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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Controversial state housing plan gets pulled from a vote

    SB 50, the controversial housing bill championed by California State Senator Scott Wiener, has been shelved for debate until next year.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 17, 2019 • 1 min read

    SB 50, the controversial housing bill championed by California State Senator Scott Wiener, has been shelved for debate until next year. It would have forced cities like LA and San Francisco to build more housing along transit lines and in neighborhoods dominated by single-family homes. The bill seemed to have more traction in the legislature this year, after Weiner failed to get the bill to a floor vote last year.

    The full episode

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    Ambitious housing bill SB 50 gets shelved until next year
    1. 0:00Controversial state housing plan gets pulled from a voteYou’re reading this
    2. 6:20Remembering famed architect I.M. Pei
    3. 15:37Theater project explores Jordan Downs, public housing, and gentrification
    4. 27:27‘Trial By Fire’ is based on a true story, but is it accurate?
    5. 41:40Are fans happy about the Lakers’ new coach?
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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Ambitious housing bill SB 50 gets shelved until next year
    1. 0:00Controversial state housing plan gets pulled from a voteYou’re reading this
    2. 6:20Remembering famed architect I.M. Pei
    3. 15:37Theater project explores Jordan Downs, public housing, and gentrification
    4. 27:27‘Trial By Fire’ is based on a true story, but is it accurate?
    5. 41:40Are fans happy about the Lakers’ new coach?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand