Hour 2 (10.01) A developer wants Tim's house, and under SB 79 they might be allowed to build big. Dean Sharp explains, plus why ADUs were 37% of all new homes in LA County last year. 

7:05 Dean Sharp, The House Whisperer, is wearing a Kirkland fleece he got at Walmart, of all places. Then the real story: a developer is interested in buying Tim's house. SB 79, the Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act, took effect July 1, 2026. It lets developers build apartment buildings near qualifying rail and rapid-bus stops, even on single-family streets. Plus, the quiet ADU boom: LA County finished 10,230 ADUs in 2025, more than six times the number in 2018. 

7:20 More with Dean on how ADU approval works. If your plans meet state standards, your city has to approve them within 60 days. There's no design review, no hearing, and no neighbor appeal. In the coastal zone, a new 2026 law puts coastal permits for ADUs on the same 60-day clock. 

7:35 Walmart's new "Shop to Light" feature: tap an item in the app and its digital shelf label flashes so you can find it. Plus, SNAP changes started on Oct. 1. The maximum benefit rises to $306 a month for one person and $1,023 for a family of four, and states now pay 75% of the program's administrative costs. 

7:50 HOAs: What do you actually get for your money? Tim also takes on being head of the household. Plus, a new Nature study co-authored by LA's City of Hope: transplant patients who ate more sweets while on strong antibiotics lost more of their healthy gut bacteria. 

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