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Committee flags SB 79 transit‑trigger language as needing clarification for local application
Summary
The committee reviewed SB 79, which ties CEQA streamlining to specific high‑quality transit thresholds, and asked staff to seek clarifying amendments so triggers measure sustained service rather than one‑day spikes.
Committee members reviewed SB 79, a bill that would make certain streamlining provisions available where specified high‑quality transit thresholds are met (examples discussed included 24 weekday train stops across both directions or 15‑minute bus headways during peak periods).
Staff said Santa Barbara presently does not meet the statute’s defined high‑quality transit thresholds and that the bill appears targeted toward denser Bay Area…
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