Sunday Commentary: The Current System IS Broken – Hence the Housing Crisis
Davis, CA – Yesterday the Vanguard ran an article on the city’s proposed inclusionary rental housing guidelines. …
Commentary: California YIMBY Director Offers Solution to Exploding Homeless Population
In an op-ed for MSNBC, Ned Resnikoff, the policy director for California YIMBY, noted the bleak news…
Commentary: 2025 Is a Critical Year for Housing in Davis
I want to end my 2024 with some thoughts about… wait for it… housing. Shocking, I know. …
Commentary: Newsom’s Housing Efforts Fall Short – What Does That Mean for Davis?
The SF Chronicle this week reported that “California is wildly off track to meet Newsom’s 2025 housing…
Sunday Commentary: Washington Post – Americans Prefer Sprawl to Walkable Neighborhoods, Or Do They?
On Saturday the Washington Post ran a full-length news analysis on an issue that is becoming critical…
Commentary: Report from PPIC Highlights Three Decades of Housing Challenges for California
This week, PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) put out a report on “Three Decades of Housing…
Sunday Commentary: Village Farms – Not Dense Enough or Too Dense?
There has been a push by groups like The Davis Citizens Planning Group to increase density in…
Guest Commentary: Back to the Drawing Board – What’s Wrong with the Existing Peripheral Proposals
In our previous article, we discussed our broken planning process and its consequences: How Measure J/R/D effectively…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Paralysis by Analysis?
In a way, the easiest group to deal with are those who somehow do not believe we…
State Reaches Agreement with La Habra Heights on Violations of State Housing Law
Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the state has entered into…
Governor Signs Housing Package into Law
Sacramento, CA -This week Governor Newsom signed into law the three bills of a housing package put…
Commentary: AOC and Senator Smith Propose Solution to Housing Crisis
Arguing, “We can’t wait for the private market alone to solve the housing crisis,” in a NY…
Commentary: Housing Supply Represents One Piece of the Puzzle – But a Critical One
This weekend I published a commentary based on a new paper by UC Davis Law Professor Chris…
Guest Commentary: Defend California’s Future – Support Rent Control
by Michael Weinstein California is the land of milk and honey. We are blessed with magnificent natural…
State Announces Settlement with Elk Grove, Resolves Unlawful Denial of Supportive Housing Project
Sacramento, CA – The state of California on Wednesday announced a settlement with the City of Elk…
Commentary: Following Up on NIMBYism
Earlier this week, I ran a piece on NIMBYism. I argued that slow growth advocates have lost…
Commentary: Wealth Gap Between Haves and Have Nots Driven By Housing
Davis, CA – In my column yesterday I wrote, “We know from the housing crisis in California,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: On NIMBYism
Reading the column by Llewellyn King this week (How NIMBYism is strangling America (link)) is a reminder…
Commentary: Housing is Becoming a National Issue – But the Crisis is Not Likely to Go Away
One of my goals with the Vanguard’s coverage of housing has been to show the Davis community…
Guest Commentary: What Is Housing Equilibrium? The Real Solution to California’s #1 Problem
By Michael Weinstein California’s number one problem—housing—has never been worse. With each passing day and each negative…
