Wiener Seeks to Address Student Housing Crisis; Introduces SB 886 to Make It Easier to Build Housing for Students and Faculty
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A court ruling that could mean UC Berkeley…
My View: Initiative Rollback of State Housing Changes Pushed Back Until at Least 2024
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The big news this week has been the…
Commentary: Orange County Facing Same Issues on Housing – Pushing Back
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor An article that appeared in the LA Times last week shows…
Commentary: A Bee Report Finds Few People Moving to Davis Over Last Decade
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An article that appears in the Sacramento Bee…
Sunday Commentary: How Do Opponents of Housing Reform Plan to Solve the Housing Crisis?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor How do people who are opposed to the various housing reforms…
My View: Latest Housing Crisis News Is Not Good and Getting Worse
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The latest batch of articles this week on the California Housing…
Commentary: What Do People Want in Terms of Housing?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor There has been a lot of talk about SB 9 and…
Commentary: Does the Housing Crisis Have the Potential to Change Political Boundaries in California?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Early in November California Attorney General Rob Bonta…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Housing Crisis Falls Heavily on Lower Income Households
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – According to a report released at the end…
Even the Attorney General Getting Into Act on Housing Crisis – Bonta Launches Housing Strike Force
Special to the Vanguard Oakland – In the midst of the housing crisis, even California’s Attorney General…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Researchers Address Why Local Government Underproduces Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – UC researchers explore a key question of why…
Commentary: People Want to Leave Silicon Valley – and It’s All About Housing!
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The headline jumps out at you – 56 percent of respondents…
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…
Governor Signs Legislation Hoping to Tackle Affordable Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Facing down a pervasive housing crisis, Governor Newsom…
Commentary: In the Battle of YIMBY versus NIMBY, Score One for the YIMBYs, but Will It Make a Difference?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – In our cynical times, it is easy to…
Commentary: Some Support for SB 9 – But Does It Go Far Enough?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – In his column for CalMatters, Dan Walters, points…
Sunday Commentary: Bringing Back RDA Would Help the Housing Crisis Along with Moves like SB 9
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor At the start here, I will say the housing crisis is…
My View: We Need to Think of SB 9 As an Equity Issue More than a Housing One
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor My view on SB 9 continues to be that the bill…
Commentary: SB 9 Moves Closer, but the Debate Continues
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – SB 9 passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on…
Sunday Commentary: Report Finds RHNA Housing Protests Unlikely to Succeed
By David M. Greenwald Those who are hopeful that local RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) requirements will…
