American cities are becoming increasingly divided, with wealth concentrated in certain areas while poverty is entrenched in others, and the housing crisis is not just a supply problem but a moral one that requires realignment of housing with opportunity.
Environmental justice groups and conservation advocates are opposing Senate Bill and Assembly Bill 131, which they say would rollback environmental protections in California, exempting large-scale industrial developments from environmental review, allowing public agencies to withhold critical decision-making documents from the public, and weakening legal protections for endangered species, air and water quality, and community health.
An individual accused of misdemeanors was granted release on recognizance due to concerns over their deteriorating health and risk of eviction, and was ordered to resume prescribed medication and enroll in a UCSF behavioral health program.
This is going to be a short article, because the data speaks for itself. The sources for…
Opponents of SB 607 argue that the bill would gut California’s landmark environmental law, the California Environmental Quality Act, and undermine protections that have safeguarded communities for over half a century, posing health risks to construction workers and residents.
Governor Newsom’s May Revision budget proposal includes reforms to CEQA to cut bureaucratic red tape on housing development, but counties are frustrated with the lack of additional homelessness funding.
The Sacramento Poor People’s Campaign has condemned the Trump administration’s executive actions, which they claim are an “inhumane” and “part of an anti-Black, anti-BPOC, anti-homeless, anti-migrant, anti-trans, and anti-poor agenda” that target vulnerable communities and undermine constitutional and international human rights.
The People’s Budget Coalition rallied outside City Hall to demand a greater community voice in the city’s budget process, calling for reforms to the mechanisms the city uses to make spending decisions and urging for a process that meaningfully incorporates the voices of those most affected by funding allocations.
Declining enrollment in public schools is a fiscal catastrophe for districts like DJUSD. At first glance, declining…
As California continues to wrestle with a full-blown housing crisis—marked by record homelessness, skyrocketing rents, and an…
SAN FRANCISCO – After decades of restrictive zoning and rising housing costs, San Francisco is poised to…
Blaming immigrants for California’s housing crisis is not only factually wrong — it’s dangerously misleading. And yet,…
Davis, CA – In a sobering presentation before the Davis City Council on Tuesday night, Davis Joint…
As California grapples with one of the worst housing affordability crises in the nation, the question on…
As California’s housing affordability crisis continues, policymakers have pushed to deliver bold solutions. Amid record-high housing costs…
The City of Davis could be moving ahead with a crucial step in its General Plan Update,…
In a wide-ranging interview with the Davis Vanguard, Yolo County Supervisor Lucas Frerichs sat down to talk…
San Diego County, CA – In an agreement finalized this week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced…
For years, one of the most common refrains from Davis residents opposing new housing development has been…
SAN FRANCISCO — More than 400 San Franciscans packed the historic Great Star Theater in Chinatown Wednesday…