Monday Morning Thoughts: The Housing Crisis Isn’t Going Away—It’s Getting Worse
There’s a persistent myth gaining traction in some circles: that the Bay Area’s housing crisis is subsiding,…
California Lawmakers Launch Ambitious ‘Fast Track Housing’ Legislative Package to Confront Statewide Crisis
SACRAMENTO — In a show of bipartisan and bicameral unity, California lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping…
California’s Broken Permitting System Faces Scrutiny in Assembly Select Committee Report
SACRAMENTO, CA – A yearlong investigation by the Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform has culminated in…
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…
Majority of Voters Support Affordable Housing Bond on November Ballot
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Earlier this spring, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’ office released the result…
Legislation to Modernize Builder’s Remedy, Encourage Cities to Plan for the Future, and Facilitate Housing for All
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Legislation that would facilitate the construction of housing in cities…
Sunday Commentary: Has the State Been Put on Notice to Fix the Housing Crisis or Lose Control?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week, we saw Senator Scott Wiener celebrate the passage of…
Students Can No Longer Be Considered Environmental Nuisances Under CEQA Revisions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – While Californians will have to wait for large…
Commentary: Will Housing Bills Help Address Housing Shortfalls?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – This week the state legislature approved two bills…
Dozen Anti-Gun Violence Bills Signed by CA Governor
By Amy Berberyan, Jazmine Colon, and Hannah Adams SACRAMENTO, CA – A dozen measures designed to protect…
Commentary: Could AB 2011 Solve California’s Labor Objections to Housing?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – AB 2011 sponsored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks attempts…
Major Labor Groups Support New Affordable Housing Bill, but League of Cities Opposes
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – It is touted as a major affordable housing…
Anti-Vax, Conservative Trucker Convoy Driven Out of Bay Area after Egged by Kids
By Catherine Potente and Sofia Leguria OAKLAND, CA – A convoy of trucks was driven out of…
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin Supports Reentry Housing Bill to Disrupt Prison to Homeless Pipeline
By Juliet Bost SAN FRANCISCO — Newly proposed reentry housing program legislation – designed to disrupt the…