When SB 649 was voted out of the California Senate on May 31, only a 3 or 4 Senators knew the contents of the Bill at that time, yet it secured passage on a 31 to 1 vote.
A couple of days ago, the drastically amended SB 649 was released back into public view in advance of its first Assembly hearing next Wednesday. Small cells started in SB 649 at being 28 cubic feet, then went down to 21 cubic feet in the Senate, but low and behold now small cells are up to 41 cubic feet…or even larger!
The industry’s current compensation schedule for the their theft of the people’s property is still, well, a theft (or gift) of public property.
Some new small cell sites in the public right-of-ways and utility easements are proposed to be allowed WITHOUT any local government notice, review, or permits. Safety? Not here.
All cell sites, whether in the public right-of-way, on public property, or on private property are proposed in the bill to be subject only to a non-discretionary permit process. NO MORE PUBLIC INPUT ON ANY NEW CELL SITES IN CALIFORNIA.
There are so many more things wrong with SB 649 that it boggles the mind. The illustration below is a good illustration of what SB 649 is to those who have become even more greedy in the last few weeks.
