Monday Morning Thoughts: Charter City Is Probably Not a Mechanism to Avoid State Housing Laws
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Can Cities Avoid Housing Laws By Going Charter? Article Suggests Don’t…
Sunday Commentary: The City of Davis Has a Problem – Three of Them Simultaneously, the Triple Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This week the Davis City Council voted to…
AG Files Notice of Appeal to Overturn Superior Court Decision on Senate Bill 9
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – AG Rob Bonta this week filed a notice of appeal to reverse a judgment by the Los…
Guest Commentary: Supreme Court Ruling Will Not Solve America’s Housing Crisis
By Julie Akins In a matter of days the United States Supreme Court will decide Johnson v….
Report: UCLA Researchers Find Broad Disparities in Cost of Fees, Purpose, and Intent
Key Finding: “Some cities adjust impact fees upward until new housing is no longer feasible, at all.”…
Monday Morning Thoughts: We Can’t Keep Saying No – At Some Point Housing Needs to Be Prioritized
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few weeks ago I sat down with…
Cal Supreme Court Allows People’s Park Project to Move Forward in Berkeley
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – On Thursday, the California Supreme Court issued a…
DJUSD Superintendent Reassures Nervous Parents No School Closure Imminent, but Warns of the Long Term Effects of Lack of New Housing in Davis
by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – All week parents were up in arms, worried…
Commentary: Council Seems Likely to Punt on the Controversial Redevelopment of Golf Course
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Housing decisions are always complicated in Davis but…
Sunday Commentary: Can We Solve Our Affordable Housing Problem?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – We have now completed our speaker by speaker…
Senate Passes Bill to Boost Housing Production in the Coastal Zone
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On Tuesday, the California Senate passed SB 951, which would…
Guest Commentary: Amending Measure J Is the Only Path to Actually Addressing Our Housing Crisis
by Tim Keller It was encouraging to me to see a packed room at the interfaith housing…
Commentary: The Housing Conversation Starts and Continues Tonight
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This evening kicks of one of the more…
Commentary: Will the Council Have the Guts to Put Changes to Measure J to the Voters?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Right now it appears at the next council…
Golden Together Releases New White Paper on Transforming California’s Business Climate
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento – Golden Together, a 501(c)(4) dedicated to revitalizing the California Dream led…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Chiles Ranch Still Has Not Been Developed
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week the Chiles Ranch development agreement extension…
Guest Commentary: California Needs to Lower Housing Costs
By Louis Mirante Thanks to a recent blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court ruling on excessive and often arbitrary…
Commentary: How Should the City Engage the Community on Housing?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Several years ago, pre-pandemic, DJUSD was facing mounting…
My View: If There Were a Naughty List, Davis Would Be on It
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yesterday Governor Newsom announced ten more prohousing communities—bringing…
Commentary: Is Going after Impact Fees an Answer to the Housing Crisis?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A few weeks ago when conservative Steve Hilton broke out his…
