All Posts

The state legislature has been BUSY this year. To help you stay on top of all the new bills, we’ve grouped them together into categories to help simplify your reviews. Next up in our series of legislative updates, here are all the bills proposed that don’t fall into a specific category, but cover a wide range of topics.

Spring is the right time to inspect, document, and get an arborist's eyes on every tree on your property. Our latest post: what to ask for, what to skip, and the SF-specific quirks (yes, including pollarded ficus) most generic advice gets wrong.

When was the last time your building's windows got a proper clean? If the answer is "uhh," this one's for you. We're breaking down why spring is the right time, what a good vendor visit should actually include, and the small-but-expensive things most managers miss (we’re looking at you, weep holes).

A clogged gutter isn't a gutter problem. It's a roof problem, a siding problem, a foundation problem, and eventually an "interior water damage" problem. Spring is one of the best times all year to get ahead of it. Our latest post: when to book, what a real cleaning visit should include, and which Bay Area vendor we'd put on the job.

AB-1834 would expand the Subdivision Map Act to include land zoned fully or in part for mixed-use developments. Properties meeting the exemption requirements would need only to file a parcel map instead of a tentative and final map.

AB-1621 would prohibit city agencies from requiring more than 2 plancheck and specification reviews in connection with a housing permit.

AB-2748 would exempt affordable housing developments from installation of 2025-compliant electric vehicle charging.

AB-2477 would authorize unlicensed individuals, employed by a registered structural pest control company, to apply pesticides under the direct supervision of a licensed operator or field representative.

AB-2277 would allow properties that were on the National Register of Historic Places on/after January 20, 2025, to be automatically listed as on the California Register, even if the property was removed from the National Register of Historic Places.

AB-2079 notes the intent to create legislation to advance adaptive reuse policies for downtown areas.

AB-2074 notes the intent to create legislation that would support transit-oriented housing developments and downtown revitalization in major transit cities, including streamlined ministerial approval for developments.

AB-2057 would prohibit cities/counties from implementing legislation that prohibits the use of natural gas in a residential unit.

AB-1695 would prohibit smoking in state-subsidized multiunit housing developments constructed after January 1, 2027.

AB-1869 clarifies that income received from direct or indirect operation or management of a lodging facility is not permissible tenant service income as defined by the IRS Code for REITS.

SB-880 notes the intent to enact legislation relating to a moratorium on housing purchases.

The state legislature has been BUSY this year. To help you stay on top of all the new bills, we’ve grouped them together into categories to help simplify your reviews. Next up in our series of legislative updates, here are all the bills proposed that impact insurance.

The state legislature has been BUSY this year. To help you stay on top of all the new bills, we’ve grouped them together into categories to help simplify your reviews. Next up in our series of legislative updates, here are all the bills proposed that impact property sales.

AB-2145 would authorize homeowners who have reached retirement age to transfer the interest rate and remaining loan terms to a new principal residence.

The state legislature has been BUSY this year. To help you stay on top of all the new bills, we’ve grouped them together into categories to help simplify your reviews. This first summary relates to wildfire legislation.

AB-2772 would require that protection of the public be held to the highest priority when certifying and disciplining interior design certifications.

AB-2702 notes the intent to introduce legislation that would streamline approvals for residential care facilities for the elderly.

AB-2601 would require concurrent processing of the development application and parcel map / urban lot split for housing developments with up to 2 residential units in single-family zoning districts.

AB-1997 strengthens the Permit Streamlining Act and the Housing Accountability Act.

AB-2172, if approved, will commence between January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2034. It would authorize a county board of supervisors to alternately allow property tax assessment appeals to be heard and decided by a single-member appeals board.