Update
2026 State Legislation
The California Legislature introduces thousands of bills every year, and 2026 was no exception.
Working with a statewide coalition of policy analysts, Neighbors For A Better San Diego tracked more than 100 bills relating to land use and housing development, which were boiled down to the ones that we predict will have the greatest impact on the lives of Californians.
Click here to review the list of bills and see how your state legislators voted.
While it is going to be a long road to getting the Legislature to repeal the worst of the land deregulation bills adopted over the past few years, Neighbors For A Better San Diego has developed commonsense proposals that may attract interest from Legislators who are concerned about the potential negative impacts of these bills on homeownership and communities.
Click here to view our 2027 legislative proposals.
Mid-City Communities
Plan Update
At the March 19, Planning Commission workshop, the Planning Commission did not approve either of the Planning Department's concepts for upzoning large areas of San Diego's Mid-City neighborhoods.
Commissioners generally said they were looking for a more balanced approach—focusing growth along major corridors while transitioning into existing neighborhoods.
Mid-City Communities include: Normal Heights, Kensington, Talmadge, City Heights, El Cerito, and Easter Area (Rolando, Rolando Park, Redwood Village, Oak Park, Webster). The process is still ongoing.
For the most recent updates on the Mid-City Communities Plan Update, please visit the Kensington-Talmadge Planning Group at ktpg.org.
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The Un-Democracy of the Mid-City Plan Update
Unlike previous community plan updates, the City willfully chose to bypass the democratically elected members of the Mid-City communities' planning groups in favor of City-selected individuals.
And, now, San Diego is on track to force through a destructive Community Plan that will eliminate most single-family zoning in Mid-City neighborhoods.
If approved, this cannot be undone. Ever.
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Deregulating San Diego
Our four-part chronicle of false promises, convoluted code, and destructive outcomes
of San Diego's land-use policies
