State Comes Down on San Francisco Housing Policies
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The State of California once again is demonstrating…
Monday Morning Thoughts: City’s Housing Position Remains Precarious at Best
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city last week gave us an indication…
Sunday Commentary: City Plan to Rezone 16 Sites Is Fraught with Danger and Risk
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city is in a bind. Twice HCD…
Coronado Agrees to Build More Housing
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Another community that was failing to meet their obligations under…
State Takes Action to Tackle Homelessness Crisis – But Critics Wonder If It’s Enough
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – This week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced multiple new efforts to…
Davis Receives Another Letter from HCD on Its Lack of Compliance with the Housing Element
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While city staff maintains that there were no…
Commentary: Davis Should Be Eyeing Developments in Other Communities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As I write this piece, the city of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Most Important Issue… What to Do with Measure J
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week a commenter made the rather surprising…
Letter: City Responds to Legal Services
Editor’s note: Last week the Vanguard reported on the letter from Legal Services re: Compliance with Housing…
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…
Court: ‘Regional Housing Need’ Determinations Aren’t Judicially Reviewable
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – In a victory for the State and…
Commentary: We Need More Affordable Housing, but Can’t Do It at the Expense of Not Getting Any Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was an interesting experience watching the city…
Letter Prepared by DCAN Team for Public Comment on Affordable Housing
Dear City Council, Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the draft Inclusionary Zoning ordinance, prepared…
Sunday Commentary: The Council Failed to Act Again – Now What?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was two in the morning on Wednesday…
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…
Sunday Commentary: Staff Recommended Timeline Seems to Set Projects Up for Failure
Measure J’s Future Could Depend on Willingness of Voters to Approve Future Projects By David M. Greenwald…
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Elk Grove’s Denial of Oak Rose Supportive Housing Project
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The State of California on Monday filed a lawsuit against…
Commentary: A Bit of Magical Thinking on Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Magical thinking. That was the phrase used on…
Council Authorizes City Response to HCD Letter
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Two weeks after receiving a letter from the…
Commentary: Is Measure J Under Threat from the State?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis has long been a poster child community for anti-growth policies—culminating…
