Guest Commentary: Who is Really Cashing in the Builders Remedy ‘Blank Check’?
For-profit developers are racing to use the once-obscure housing provision to force through massive projects in single-family…
Commentary: Lawsuit Filed against Redondo Beach on Housing – Will Davis Be Forthcoming As Well?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the big questions Davis faces is whether the courts…
Two Housing Bills Pass Assembly Natural Resources Committee
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The Assembly Natural Resources Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San…
Landmark Housing Bills Pass Assembly Housing Committee
Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee passed Senator Scott…
Major Building Trades Unions Drop Opposition to SB 423
Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO – Major building trades unions released a letter Tuesday removing their opposition…
Third Project Filed for G St Corridor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – We are still waiting for the Davis…
Senate Passes SB 423 – To Extend Streamlining of Builder’s Remedy
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The Senate passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 423,…
Sunday Commentary: Yes, There Is a Housing Crisis – What Do We Do About It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Californians do not agree on a whole lot, but one thing…
UPDATE: Major Housing Bills Move to Senate Floor
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed major housing bills…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Right to Housing Sounds Good…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A right to housing? San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney is proposing…
New Labor Support for SB 423, as AG Bonta Says SB 35 ‘Should Be Renewed’
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Another major union, the District Council of Plasterers’ and Cement…
Senator Wiener’s Housing Bills Pass Critical Committee
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The Senate Governance and Finance Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s…
Letter: Support For SB 423
Dear Senator Caballero, On behalf of the California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers, we write to respectfully change…
Letter: Support for SB 423, Streamlined Housing Approvals
Dear Chair Caballero: On behalf of the Southern California District Council of Laborers, I am writing in…
Neighborhood Voices Coalition: ‘Builders Remedy’ Strips Local Communities of Democratic Rights
Special to the Vanguard Throughout California, for-profit developers are racing to invoke the “Builders Remedy” – a…
SB 423 Gains Additional Labor Support in Extending the Builder’s Remedy
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – SB 423, which would extend and expand the “Builder’s Remedy”…
My View: What the Builder’s Remedy Might Mean for Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The news broke late on Friday afternoon, but…
Palomino to Use Builder’s Remedy in Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The fall out from the HCD letter continues…
Davis Now under ‘Builder’s Remedy’
by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An article in the Sacramento Business Journal on…
California Sues Huntington Beach for Violating State Housing Element Law
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and…