Sunday Commentary: We Have Learned a Lot About the Homeless Crisis in California
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A few times in the past year, the question had been…
Commentary: New Studies Illustrate Exactly Why We Have a Housing and Homeless Crisis in California
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A poll released at the beginning of June by PPIC found…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Some Factors Leading to the California Housing Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Reading Dan Walter’s column this week, he noted the clash between…
Landmark Housing Bills Pass Assembly Housing Committee
Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee passed Senator Scott…
Sunday Commentary: Infill or Peripheral? We Need Housing, Period
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Is it infill or peripheral? That’s a little…
Commentary: Score One for the Do-Something Crowd
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For decades in Davis, the debate was between…
Major Building Trades Unions Drop Opposition to SB 423
Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO – Major building trades unions released a letter Tuesday removing their opposition…
My View: The Council Has a Chance to Pave a Reasonable Path Forward, but They Must Act
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When we last saw the council, it was…
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…
Commentary: Still No Urgency on Housing – But the Clock Is Ticking
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Time is not our friend in this. Council…
Commentary: The Floor Is Moving on the Davis Housing Discussion
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Today the Vanguard published a proposal for development…
Commentary: Data Suggests Clear Link Between Housing Costs and Homelessness
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A local official keeps wanting to link homelessness to drugs and…
Commentary: November 2024 or Bust?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In April, the council decided they were going…
Commentary: Why One Analyst Believes the Housing Shortage is Overblown
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It’s important to read a number of views on issues like…
Sunday Commentary: Yes, There Is a Housing Crisis – What Do We Do About It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Californians do not agree on a whole lot, but one thing…
UPDATE: Major Housing Bills Move to Senate Floor
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed major housing bills…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Right to Housing Sounds Good…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A right to housing? San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney is proposing…
Assemblymember Kalra Laments the Failure of the Stable Homes Act in 2023
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The Assembly Committee on Judiciary ended up holding AB 919,…
Sunday Commentary: What Happened This Past Week Is a Reminder We Need to Solve Unsheltered Crisis of Unhoused People
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When the third stabbing occurred late on Monday…
Bill Would Replace Housing Lost to Redevelopment
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The Senate Housing Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco)…
