YIMBY Group Threatens Suit Over Newsom’s LA Duplex Order

A San Francisco-based pro-housing group is threatening to sue Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration over an executive order that lets local governments block duplex construction in parts of Los Angeles rebuilding after January wildfires.

YIMBY Law said it plans to file a lawsuit in Superior Court unless the governor issues a new order restoring property owners’ ability to use Senate Bill 9 in the Pacific Palisades and other neighborhoods one year from now.

“We asked for this, and we’re waiting for them to respond,” Sonja Trauss, the group’s executive director, told Politico on Tuesday.

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