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Environmental Advocates Demand Wicks Advance Bill to Close Pollution Loophole

By Gamaliel CortesAugust 1, 2026

Environmental justice and public health organizations convened in Oakland on July 30 before proceeding to Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’ district office to advocate for Senate Bill 954. The proposed legislation, authored by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, aims to reinstate environmental review and public disclosure mandates for numerous industrial projects previously exempted under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

California Lawmakers Consider Factory-Built Homes to Address Housing Crisis

By David M. GreenwaldMarch 10, 2026

California lawmakers are exploring innovative construction methods, such as factory-based construction, to reduce costs and increase housing production in order to address the state’s severe housing shortage.

Assemblymember Wicks Opens First Hearing of Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation

By David M. GreenwaldJanuary 7, 2026

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks convened the first hearing of the California Assembly’s new Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation to explore ways to reduce housing costs by modernizing how homes are built across the state.

Wicks to Chair New Assembly Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation

By Vanguard AdministratorDecember 9, 2025

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has appointed Assemblymember Buffy Wicks to chair a newly created Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation to examine ways to reduce housing costs, speed construction, and align housing production with the state’s climate goals.

California Assembly Passes Senator Wiener’s Major Housing Bill SB 79

By David M. GreenwaldSeptember 12, 2025

The California Assembly passed SB 79, a bill that would allow more housing near public transportation, reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions, increase transit ridership and affordability, and streamline approval processes for transit-oriented development.

Opinion: CEQA’s Long Fall—and Why Its Reform Marks a Turning Point for California

By David M. GreenwaldJuly 19, 2025

Key points: For over fifty years, the California Environmental Quality Act—CEQA—stood as a pillar of the state’s…

Monday Morning Thoughts: The Housing Crisis Isn’t Going Away—It’s Getting Worse

By David M. GreenwaldMarch 31, 2025

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

By David M. GreenwaldMarch 28, 2025

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

By Vanguard AdministratorMarch 5, 2025

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

By David M. GreenwaldFebruary 20, 2025

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

By Vanguard AdministratorJune 5, 2024

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

By Vanguard AdministratorApril 3, 2024

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. GreenwaldSeptember 10, 2023

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. GreenwaldSeptember 8, 2023

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. GreenwaldSeptember 1, 2022

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 BerberyanJuly 24, 2022

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. GreenwaldJune 22, 2022

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. GreenwaldMay 21, 2022

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 PotenteApril 30, 2022

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 Vanguard Court Watch InternsMarch 17, 2021

By Juliet Bost SAN FRANCISCO — Newly proposed reentry housing program legislation – designed to disrupt the…

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