California Legislature Shoots Down Transparency Touted in Substance Abuse Brokerage Bill
By Vy Tran SACRAMENTO, CA — Senate Bill 913 was being held in the Senate Appropriations Committee…
Letter: Legislators Call for Permanent Place in the State Budget for Homelessness Programs and Affordable Housing
Dear Chairs Ting and Skinner, In the spirit of a strong state and local government partnership that…
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…
Cal Cities Urges the Court to Rule that SB 9 Unconstitutionally Interferes with Charter City Home Rule Authority
Special to the Vanguard The League of California Cities filed an amicus brief last week urging the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Cities Want Funding for Homelessness but Are Opposing New Housing Solutions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This weekend, the LA Times Editorial Board called out city and…
League of Cities Opposes Extension of SB 35
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – While supporters have called SB 35 “an essential…
Some Concerned Newsom Didn’t Budget Enough for Housing, Homeless
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom unveiled a $297 budget that accounts…
Major Labor Groups Support New Affordable Housing Bill, but League of Cities Opposes
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – It is touted as a major affordable housing…
Commentary: SB 9 Moves Closer, but the Debate Continues
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – SB 9 passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on…
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…
National Lawyers Guild Opposes Cities’ Move to Stop Providing Records because of COVID-19
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Cities in California – claiming they are already…
My View: An Immoral Capitulation to the Beverage Industry
Upon hearing the news of the deal between the governor, state legislature and the beverage industry, one…
With Little Other Choice, Legislature and Governor Capitulate to the Beverage Industry
A deal that will have far-reaching implications indeed passed in the form of AB 1838 and was…
Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis Not Just in Davis, but Bad in Davis Nonetheless
A reader pointed us to an interesting article from the September 5, 1957, Davis Enterprise talking about…
Justice Watch: Responses to Trump on Muslim Policies and Immigration Ban
League of California Cities, National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors, Concerned with Provisions that…
$6 Billion in Transportation Funding Introduced
Two bills that would provide over $6 billion for state transportation funding, including $2.25 billion for local…
Will State Roads Funding Become Reality?
While the City of Davis is looking toward a local revenue stream, possibly in the form of…
League of California Cities Alarmed At Precarious Pavement Conditions
In a release on Monday, the League of California Cities stated that it has “engaged in numerous…
League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal
On Monday, two months after a speech that provoked a firestorm debate on the best way to…
