The Oakland Firesafe Council, along with Make El Cerrito Firesafe, sent letters to State legislators today about bills dealing with addressing rezoning to allow for accessory dwelling units and increased density to address the affordable housing crisis in the state. We are in favor of more housing, but don’t want to put people in harm’s way. Our infrastructure was not built for these surges, and the state needs to ensure that we are not making matters worse down the entire evacuation route. The same issue applies to the City of Oakland’s proposed ordinance concerning ADUs. We will continue to monitor the progress of these bills in Sacramento and in Oakland.