In politics, as in life at large, timing matters. The last day in California’s 2025 legislative calendar for Governor Newsom to veto or sign bills passed by the Legislature before September 12 was Oct. 12. SB 79, arguably Scott Wiener’s most audacious housing bill, had been presented to Newsom Sept. 23. Housing wonks all over the state—indeed, the country—waited to see if and, as was more likely, when the governor, defying among others the mayor and council of Los Angeles, would sign SB 79 into law.

At 9:56 AM on Friday, October 10, California Yimby tweeted:

[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed SB 9, which expands HCD’s enforcement authority over local ADU ordinances.

In its excitement over this event, California Yimby misstated the number of the bill.

At 10:07 am, Newsom’s press

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