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…
Despite Strong Opposition from Cal Cities, City Officials and Others, SB 9 Advances Out of Committee
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – SB 9 passed out of the Assembly Housing and Community…
Commentary: New Research Finds People Aren’t Leaving California, but They Are Leaving SF
By David M. Greenwald One of the big questions—is there a mass exodus out of California due…
Commentary: California Housing Crisis and the Out Migration
By David M. Greenwald This year people have been shrugging off the housing crisis. I get it,…
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…
Sunday Commentary: We Have a Chance to Close the Housing Gap
By David M. Greenwald Measure J has sometimes become a rather convenient target for the housing problems…
Senate Leaders Detail Housing Production Legislation Intended to Increase Supply, Aid California’s Economic Recovery
SACRAMENTO – In an effort to spur affordable housing production and aid California’s economic recovery due…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Should the Pandemic and Coming Recession Mean the End of Planning as Usual Locally?
For the first time in over a decade, we are headed for a recession. We have seen…
Senator Wiener Introduces Housing Legislation to Increase Baseline Zoning
SB 902 automatically zones for two, three or four units per parcel depending on a city’s…
Sunday Commentary: Affordability of Housing on Campus Could Be the Next Local Housing Crisis
When the student housing crisis started to gain focus late in 2015 as UC Davis was launching…
Commentary: Opponents of Housing Rarely Suggest Alternatives
Eric Jaye, in a special column in the Sacramento Bee, argues the need to stand up to…
Sunday Commentary: Looking at the Renter Market and How the Housing Crisis Has Changed Our Politics
Over the weekend, the Bee had a story that highlighted the extent of the local housing crisis. …
Monday Morning Thoughts: We Need Alternatives to SB 50
Last week I was asked the following question on SB 50: “There seems to be a ‘dearth’…
Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase
Last Friday, HUD released its annual estimate of homelessness and that figure shows that people living on…
Commentary: The Roots of the Mace Congestion Lie in the Housing Crisis in the Bay Area
The message that was delivered on Thursday was in line with what we have been arguing here…
New RHNA Numbers Released – City Requirement Nearly Doubles
SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments) has released a draft menu of Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)…
California Legislature Approves SB 330, “Housing Crisis Act of 2019”
(From Press Release – Senator Nancy Skinner) – The California Legislature has approved Senate Bill 330, the…
Sunday Commentary: Progressive Boomers Blocking Housing Fixes – Part of a New Generational Struggle
A few days ago, the Huffington Post ran a lengthy article that found, “Progressive Boomers Are Making…
Commentary: Housing’s Impact on the Economy
In recent weeks we have had discussions on whether the proposed ARC (Aggie Research Campus) needs housing…
Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?
Senator Scott Wiener could not get his zoning changes through the legislature – yet – but as…
