SB 50, Controversial Housing Bill Killed For At Least Another Session
For the second consecutive year, Senator Scott Wiener’s controversial housing bill has been shelved. On Thursday, the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Impacts of SB 50 Being Assessed, Battles Emerge with Suburbs Pushing Back
An article that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday looks at the impact of Senator…
Commentary: State Housing Growth Slows, but Community Still Has Needs
The population in Davis ticked up about 1 percent from 2018 to 2019, according to an article…
Sunday Commentary: Traffic Isn’t Great, but Is Sprawl to Blame?
Segments of the public are clearly unhappy with traffic congestion. Personally, I’m not a big fan of…
Carpenters Union Endorses Senator Wiener’s SB 50, the More HOMES Act
The Northern California Carpenters Regional Council represents over 35,000 union carpenters throughout Northern California (From Press Release)…
Sunday Commentary: Will California Really Get Rid of Single-Family Zoning?
The statewide housing crisis has definitely spawned a number of initiatives and some different approaches. Earlier this…
Mailer Attacks SB 50, Senator Wiener as Man from Real Estate
(From Press Release) – As California Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 50 wends its way through legislative committees…
SB 50 Clears Hurdle by Passing Senate Governance and Finance Committee
(From Press Release) – On Wednesday, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 50 — the More HOMES…
Sunday Commentary: The Left Split over Housing
If you have been following local politics in Davis for any period of time, you will know…
Guest Commentary: How the University and Davis Colonized Woodland
By David Taormino When the term “colonized” is used one conjures up the 16th and 17th Century…
Analysis: How California Can Solve Its Housing Crisis
The Bee this week ran a fairly interesting article where they compiled a group of political and…
New Statewide Poll Shows Majority of Californians Support Senator Wiener’s SB 50, the More HOMES Act
Poll conducted by Change Research shows sixty-one percent of California Voters support SB 50 (From Press Release)…
State Housing Bill, SB 50, Clears First Major Hurdle, Sailing through Housing Committee
Senate Bill 50 legalizes more housing near job centers and public transportation by overriding hyper-restrictive low-density zoning,…
My View: Some Are Saying the Council is Out of Step – Let’s Have a Look
Critics of the council are charging that the council is out of step with the community on…
Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?
At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has…
Creekside Will Provide At-Risk Populations with Affordable Housing
Creekside is the last parcel of affordable housing within the Mace Ranch Development. After languishing for a…
What Does the Left and Right Agree On Nationally? Housing
An article in the American Conservative argues that if there is one area in the next two…
Monday Morning Thoughts, Part II – Resistance Standing in the Way of Prosperity
In the Chronicle this week, Joe Mathews writes: “Resistance to development stands in way of prosperity.” He…
Sunday Commentary: The Big Question For Davis – How Will We Change in 2019 and 2029?
Over the next nine to ten days, the year of 2018 will run its course. We have…
Commentary: Housing, Poverty and the Economy
The census figures from 2017 showed that when the cost of living, specifically housing, was factored in,…
