My View: DCAN Report Gives Us a Critical Starting Point for a General Plan Update
Critics will undoubtedly gripe that perhaps the Davis Community Action Network (DCAN) insights gathered from over 225…
Report Shows Community Support for Community Housing Solutions for Davis
Davis, CA – As the City of Davis prepares to update its long-overdue General Plan, a new…
Study Finds Housing Regulations Drive Up Costs, Limit Affordability
A new study by economists at MetroSight, sponsored by the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the National…
Housing Focus: Fast and Furious – Rethinking Housing Development in San Francisco and Beyond
You think of San Francisco and it embodies the conception of the California Housing crisis. Indeed, San…
Housing Advocates Warn of Rising Costs as Trump Administration Eyes HUD Cuts
Washington, D.C. – Housing advocates across the country are sounding the alarm as the Trump Administration considers…
Commentary: Beyond a ‘Densify, Densify, Densify’ Approach
Reading the title from a recent op-ed by the LA Times, Joel Kotkin, it seemed like it…
New Research Highlights the Impact of Tax Incentives on Housing Growth
Study Finds Tax-Based Incentives Can Spur Development, Improve Affordability Washington, D.C. – A new study by RCLCO…
Cabaldon Co-Authors Legislation Aimed at Funding $10 Billion in Affordable Housing Bond Proposals
Sacramento, CA – Senator Christopher Cabaldon, representing Yolo County, announced on Wednesday one of his first major…
Assemblymember Ward Introduces AB 474 to Enhance Affordable Housing Options for Low-Income Seniors
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego) has introduced his fourth housing bill of the session,…
Commentary: ADUs Represent a Chance at Affordability but Also the Need for Zoning Reform
The ongoing affordable housing crisis reveals a stark truth: many homeowners are resorting to unpermitted accessory dwelling…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The CLT Model Presents another Possible Affordable Housing Model
Time recently ran an article on Community Land Trusts and argues that they can help combat the…
City Seeks to Step Up Economic Development Activities
The City of Davis is laying the groundwork for a transformative economic future with its new Economic…
Council Moves Forward Down Payment Assistance Plan in Concept – With Details to Be Ironed Out in the Process
Davis, CA – City Council took the first step on Tuesday toward creating a down payment assistance…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why a Down Payment Assistance Program Could Be an Important Piece to the Affordability Puzzle
Davis, CA – Addressing affordable housing is pretty tricky. In recent years, the city of Davis has…
Davis Council to Introduce Down Payment Assistance Ordinance
Davis, CA – One of the biggest focuses by the city of Davis on affordable housing is…
Davis City Council Asked to Approve Rental Housing Inclusionary Guidelines
Davis, CA – Back in July 2023, the city council adopted an ordinance which established at 15…
Monday Morning Thoughts: HUD Report Shows Homelessness Not Just a California Problem
You may not believe this and it might come as a shocking revelation—homelessness is not just a…
Commentary: Newsom’s Housing Efforts Fall Short – What Does That Mean for Davis?
The SF Chronicle this week reported that “California is wildly off track to meet Newsom’s 2025 housing…
My View: Building Housing Improves Affordability, Even When the Housing Is on the Upper Levels of the Market
I keep hearing from folks who want to argue that Davis doesn’t need more “unaffordable housing” —but…
Council to Outline Its Budget Needs in the Wake of the Passage of Measure Q
Davis, CA – Davis voters supported Measure Q with 64.2 percent of the vote despite a vigorous…