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…
Governor Announces $567 Million for New Affordable Housing
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA- Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that $567 million is now…
CalCities Complains About Lack of Adequate Funding for Homelessness and Affordable Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The Governor this week unveiled the May Revision. …
Commentary: Time Running Out Again on Meaningful CEQA Reform
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor There is a growing sense that CEQA has been weaponized as…
California Announces Funding for Projects to Conserve Agricultural Land and Fight Climate Change
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – It is a program that has awarded $373 million to…
California Prison Agency ‘Discriminates’ in ‘Efforts to Assist ICE,’ Charges Lawsuit
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) “unlawfully…
Newsom Announces Transformation of San Quentin Prison into Rehabilitation Facility
Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Laurel Spear SAN QUENTIN, CA— California Governor…
Governor Announces $736 Million in Homekey Funds Now Available to Address Housing and Homelessness
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A program that has, to date, created 12,774 permanent and…
Commentary: Bonta Seeks Expanded Ability to Intervene When Cities Attempt to Block State Housing Laws
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – When state officials sued Huntington Beach, a wealthy…
Governor Seeks to Address Homelessness through Behavioral Health System and More Mental Health Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Diego – This week, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 2024…
CAL HOUSING SKIRTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS
By Megan Barr BERKELEY, CA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently vowed to restructure the California Environmental…
Sunday Commentary: State Gets More Aggressive on Affordable Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Elk Grove, CA – One of the big questions facing the…
San Quentin to Be Reimagined As ‘San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’ Prioritizing Rehabilitation and Education Programs to Strengthen Public Safety
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Quentin – Governor Newsom, alongside state legislators, survivors of crime…
California Public Defenders Urge Legislature to Stop Governor Newsom from Cutting Successful Resentencing Program
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco/ Oakland, CA – Thousands of people who are eligible for release…
SAN FRANCISCO TO LAUNCH STATE ENFORCED PROGRAM TO SHELTER ITS MENTALLY ILL HOUSELESS POPULATION BY OCT 1.
BY HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITER MAR. 16, 2023 SAN FRANCISCO— San Francisco County will follow through…
Monday Morning Thoughts: State Sues Huntington Beach for Violating State Housing Laws
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – This is a case that the entire state…
Commentary: Will Berkeley Become the Straw that Broke CEQA’s Back?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – The only thing more predictable than the ruling…
Sunday Commentary: As If on Cue, Court Illustrates Problems with CEQA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Earlier this week, I noted the continued problems with CEQA and…
Commentary: We Have a Growing Homeless Crisis – Are We Willing to Solve It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) this week looked at the…
Governor Newsom Takes on Big Oil
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – the California State Senate hosted the first informational hearing of…
