Sunday Commentary: CEQA Is the Boogeyman, but with More Bark Than Bite in Terms of Impact on Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Toward the end of the recall election, CalMatters did a very…
Commentary: Community Versus Students, This Time It Was in Berkeley, Next Time…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It is an issue that figures to resonate in places like…
Senator Wiener’s Housing Package Passes Assembly Housing Committee
Author Believes SB 10, 478, and SB 477 will spur housing production and accountability from local jurisdictions By Vanguard Staff…
California Capitol Watch: New CEQA Exemptions for Designated Transit-Related Projects
By Eric Gelber This installment of California Capitol Watch discusses SB 288 (Wiener), which took effect on…
Guest Commentary: Judicial Review Streamlining Is the CEQA Reform That Matters Most for the Housing Crisis
by Adam Hatefi This year alone, a number of bills have been introduced in the state legislature…
Commentary: One Alternative Way Forward on Measure J
By David M. Greenwald My expectation is that Measure J is likely to pass the electorate with…
Planning Commission Very Divided on URP Proposal, but Does Barely Support Approval
By David M. Greenwald How divided was the Planning Commission on Wednesday over the University Research Park…
Nishi Appeal and Lawsuit Apparently Done
It was just two months ago in January that it appeared Nishi was headed to appeal and…
Commentary: Measure R Doesn’t Work If You Don’t Let It
Up until last June, there was never a successful Measure R vote. The closest a project came…
Council Approves Supplemental EIR to Study ARC
On Tuesday, council pulled a consent item that authorized the city to spend around a quarter million…
Judge Returns Quickly with Final Ruling in Favor of City on Nishi
Judge Peter Williams ended last week’s hearing saying that he was leaning toward sticking with his tentative…
Judge Hears Arguments on Nishi Suit, Inclined to Stick with Previous Ruling
Judge Peter Williams listened to approximately 90 minutes of arguments by both the petitioners represented by Patrick…
Judge Denies Nishi Suit in Tentative Ruling
Barring a hearing today, it appears that Judge Peter Williams has denied the petitioner’s attempt to stop…
Plaintiff Misses Deadline on Lincoln40 Appeal; City Will Appeal Trackside
Coming out of closed session, Mayor Brett Lee announced the city had “filed a notice of appeal…
Judge Denies AFSCME Lawsuit Challenging West Village
An Alameda County judge denied an AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) lawsuit challenging…
Guest Commentary: Affordable Housing: ‘Income inequality, unaffordable housing, homelessness, are not bugs’
(c) By Mark Dempsey Special to the Vanguard Pundits, public policy mavens, and environmentalists are working overtime…
Nishi Petitioners Attempting to Add Cause of Action
Earlier this week, the parties were in court, where Nishi is the latest project being challenged. The…
Commentary: Plaintiff Puts Forward Bad Arguments during Lincoln40 Hearing
It was always going to be an uphill battle to get a judge to change his mind…
Judge Hears Arguments in Lincoln40 CEQA Case; Will Rule within 90 Days
Judge Stephen Mock already ruled mostly in favor of the city and the developer a few weeks…
My View: What Purpose Did This Lawsuit Serve Other Than to Harm Struggling Students?
Lawyers for Susan Rainier argued that their client had “been harmed” by the city’s “failure to provide…