Editing Temple City, California (section)

=== Attempts to block housing ===
In the aftermath of the passage of [[California_HOME_Act|SB9]], a California State housing law that permitted owners of single-family housing to subdivide their houses into duplexes, local officials in Temple City enacted new regulations that sought to disincentivize homeowners from creating duplexes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dougherty |first=Conor |last2=Karlamangla |first2=Soumya |date=2022-09-01 |title=California Fights Its NIMBYs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/business/economy/california-nimbys-housing.html |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Mai-Duc |first=Christine |date=2024 |title=Why a California Plan to Build More Homes Is Failing |url=https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/california-housing-zoning-law-sb9-impact-7ebdc434 |work=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref> For example, the city required a 1,000-square-foot courtyard separating housing units, as well as other regulations.<ref name=":0" />  According to data reported to the state, there have been no applications for SB9 in Temple City.<ref name=":0" />

California state housing officials have warned Temple City they are potentially in violation of state housing law.<ref name=":0" /> According to Temple City city manager Bryan Cook, the city is working in "good faith" with California state housing officials.<ref name=":0" />