State Senate doesn't move transit-oriented housing bill forward

A state bill to streamline housing development around transit stops failed to move forward in the California Senate Thursday, with several legislators staying on the sidelines. The 18-15 vote in favor was three short of the number necessary for a state Senate majority on Senate Bill 50, by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco. “We have an opportunity today to take a step forward and reform our broken zoning system, our broken housing status quo,” Wiener said before the vote. But…