Commentary: Report from PPIC Highlights Three Decades of Housing Challenges for California
This week, PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) put out a report on “Three Decades of Housing…
Commentary: Polling Shows Californians Both Divided and Conflicted on Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In a blog post by Dean Bonner of the PPIC, he…
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…
Commentary: We Have a Growing Homeless Crisis – Are We Willing to Solve It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) this week looked at the…
Commentary: Housing Costs Are Driving California’s Population Loss
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I keep reading in certain circles that we don’t have a…
My View: A Big Focus Figures to Be on Affordable Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – If there is a consensus at least on…
Gov. Newsom Goes to Homeless Encampment to Discuss Crisis and Solutions
By Vanguard Staff Oakland, CA – The governor on Friday took his cabinet members to visit an…
My View: Latest Housing Crisis News Is Not Good and Getting Worse
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The latest batch of articles this week on the California Housing…
My View: New Data Sheds Additional Light on Police Killing and Use Force, Especially Racial Disparities in Them
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor PPIC this week released a key study of Police Use of…
PPIC Notes FBI Crime Numbers Show CA Crime Trends Largely Reflect the U.S.
By Noe Herrera and Neha Malhi SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The FBI recently released crime numbers that…
Sunday Commentary: Bad Reporting by the Media is Largely Driving the Crime Panic
By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week a very telling USA Today poll came out finding that…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig, PPIC Study, and Racial Disparity in Criminal Legal System
Part of the defense offered by Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, in face of criticism that Yolo…
PPIC Finds A Well-Designed Parcel Tax Is a Useful Tool for Local Governments
by Matt Williams The parcel tax has advantages over other types of taxes as a source of…
