Assemblymember Discusses Affordable Housing and the Prospects for New RDA Funding
In December, Assemblymember David Chiu introduced AB 11, which would “allow cities and counties to create agencies…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Governor Newsom Does Not Propose New RDA
Analysts have called the proposals for affordable housing a “big deal,” but while the governor proposed a…
Governor Newsom to Take On the Housing Crisis
This week Governor Newsom put his housing priority into his budget with proposals for sweeping changes which…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Data Gives Us a Clear Picture of the Future of California
The right has attempted to paint a picture of California as a state where the affluent are…
Monday Morning Thoughts, Part II – Resistance Standing in the Way of Prosperity
In the Chronicle this week, Joe Mathews writes: “Resistance to development stands in way of prosperity.” He…
Commentary: Housing, Poverty and the Economy
The census figures from 2017 showed that when the cost of living, specifically housing, was factored in,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Prop 10 Will Probably Lose, but There Are Some Other Interesting Poll Results
Yesterday, Bernie Sanders announce his endorsement of Proposition 10 over Twitter, stating: “Currently California cities and towns…
Report Finds We Need to Open the Door for Rent Control
California’s housing crisis has opened the door for rent control, a Haas Institute Report out of Berkeley…
Commentary: If We Can’t Build, Blocked By Litigation – Is Rent Control the Answer?
Sky-rocketing rents, unaffordable housing, and lack of available housing are not just a Davis issue, they are…
ACLU of California Endorses Proposition 10
Ballot Measure Will Provide Affordable and Secure Housing to Californians (From Press Release) – Today, the American…
Sunday Commentary: Bleak News on Housing Gets Even Bleaker
We have been focused on the local housing crisis. The reality is this is not just a…
Costa-Hawkins Repeal Qualifies for November Ballot
Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced on Friday that an initiative which would expand local governments’ authority…
Legislative Housing Package Restores Local Authority for Affordable Housing
Yesterday’s article cited the staff report on the Affordable Housing Workshop, which noted a court decision which…
Sunday Commentary: Housing Package Passed but Experts Question Whether It Will Increase Supply, Improve Affordability
Governor Jerry Brown on Friday at a huge ceremony signed the 15 bills that make up the…
Governor Brown Signs Comprehensive Housing Legislative Package
(From Press Release) – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law today 15 bills to help…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Is Illegal Immigration Driving California’s Housing Crisis?
In recent months the Vanguard has been focusing on, in addition to the local housing crisis, the…
California Legislature Sends Housing Reform Package to Governor’s Desk
Several bills could have direct impact on Davis policies The California legislature today passed a package of…
