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On April 20,2026 Albertsons/Align aka Rockridge Property Owners, LLC submitted a VESTING PRELIMINARY APPLICATION (SENATE BILL 330 HOUSING CRISIS ACT OF 2019) to the City of Oakland. The link is to California Legislative website page for Senate Bill 330. SB 330 was authored by State Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley). This info below pertaining to SB330 was compiled by MS Copilot: SB 330 is California’s Housing Crisis Act of 2019, designed to streamline housing development, limit local restrictions, and increase housing supply statewide. Overview California Senate Bill 330 (SB 330), signed into law on October 9, 2019, and effective January 1, 2020, addresses the state’s housing shortage by reducing regulatory barriers and expediting housing approvals. It is part of the state’s broader effort to create 3.5 million new housing units by 2025 under Governor Gavin Newsom’s housing agenda The law applies to residential projects, mixed-use developments with at least two-thirds of square footage dedicated to housing, and transitional or supportive housing projects Key Provisions 1. Limits on Local Regulations SB 330 prohibits cities and counties from enacting new ordinances or policies that would reduce the number of housing units allowed, impose downzoning, or establish moratoriums on housing construction Local agencies cannot apply new rules that would delay or restrict housing projects beyond what was in effect when a preliminary application was submitted 2. Streamlined Application Process Developers submit a preliminary application with required information, including public easements and site details. Once submitted, the local agency must adhere to a checklist of applicable ordinances and cannot request additional information not listed. Developers have 180 days to submit a full development application, and agencies must review completeness within 30 days for smaller projects or 60 days for larger projects 3. Tenant Protections SB 330 includes provisions to protect existing tenants, requiring resettlement benefits or first right of refusal for displaced renters, or compensation for rehousing This ensures that housing development does not unfairly displace current residents. 4. Approval Deadlines and Enforcement Local agencies must approve or disapprove projects within specified timelines. If deadlines are missed, applications may be deemed complete, and courts can compel compliance or direct approval. Fines for noncompliance can be $10,000 per housing unit, with funds directed to local housing trust funds 5. Duration and Extensions Originally set to facilitate housing development through 2025, SB 330’s provisions have been extended by subsequent legislation (SB 8) to remain in effect until 2030 .

The City of Oakland's public planning record for the formal application at 5727 College Ave (Trader Joe's Site), Planning No. ZW2601986, filed by Align Real Estate on August 19, 2026. The City's own description of the record confirms a 372-unit Senior Living facility. Open the "Record Info" tab and choose "Attachments" to read the cover letter and drawings.

How is the maximum allowable height calculated for the 2 proposed towers at 5727 College Ave (Trader Joe's site)? (Albertsons/Align dba Rockridge Property Owners submitted a SB 330 vesting preliminary application). The multiplier is applied to the unit allowance, and the unit allowance comes from the lot's square footage, not from the height limit. Height is downstream: if a height limit would block the units a developer is entitled to, State density bonus law lets them waive it. The planning code stipulates 1 unit per 200 sq. ft. as the maximum density for the TJ’s zoning, CN-2. Therefore, 67,201 sq. ft. divided by 200 = 336 regular dwelling units for this site. Adding in the 20% density bonus, 1.2 x 336 = 404 regular dwelling units for this site. They are proposing 415 units. It seems likely that the other 11 units are efficiency dwelling units such as the memory care units, which have a different multiplier.

Vesting Preliminary Application (City of Oakland Senate Bill 330 Housing Crisis Act of 2019) for 5727 College Ave (Trader Joe's Site) submitted by Rockridge Property Owner, LLC on April 20, 2026.7 pages

Our detailed community response to the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Jan. 2024).

The City-commissioned report finding all twelve CCA campus buildings to be historic resources.

Historic resources UBA recommends be incorporated into any new design of the CCA campus (2021).

The Oakland Heritage Alliance’s report on the CCA campus.

The administrative draft Design Guidelines for the CCA site.

Our September 2022 comments to the City’s Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board.

Combined UBA and PANIL survey results on possible uses for The Ridge site (2021).

A 10-page report on traffic and safety issues submitted to City officials.

The developer’s original pre-application plans submitted to the City of Oakland.

The developer’s revised project description.

Revised draft plans and drawings for the CCA site.

Referenced in our discussion of public transit and parking.

East Bay Business Times.

San Francisco Business Times.

The Rockridge News, 1/19/19.

Berkeley Daily Planet.

The Planning Report.

The Planning Report.

Berkeleyside.

Smart Cities Dive.

San Jose Mercury News.

San Francisco Chronicle.

Opinion by Gloria Bruce, EBHO — San Jose Mercury News.

The New York Times.

Baltic Urban Lab.

The New York Times.

The New York Times, May 2019.

A multi-group organization working to enhance public transportation.

Why the “trickle-down” theory of housing does not lower rents.

How the U.S. got into the housing crisis.

Democracy Now! special report.

KTVU News.

The UN’s framework for sustainable development.

How economics, institutions, social interaction, and politics shape development. Princeton University Press, 2013.

Lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles.

How Wall Street magnates and vulture capitalists demolished the American dream.

Tech and the dark side of prosperity in the San Francisco Bay Area.

A member-driven organization working to preserve, protect, and create affordable housing in the East Bay.

Housing advocacy division of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation; fights gentrification and advocates for tenant protections.

A multi-racial community organization that won the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482).

Advocates for local governments to foster equitable, livable communities and truly affordable housing.