Letter: SB 10 vs. Measure J
by Georgina Valencia I am always looking for the latest news on the various housing bills that…
Appellate Court Upholds Constitutionality of SB 10
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The California Second District Court of Appeal, affirming a lower court…
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…
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…
AG Warns Huntington Beach about Potentially Violating Multiple Housing Laws
In separate letters, state officials put Huntington Beach on notice and urged its city council to reject…
Commentary: Report from Terner Explores the Benefits and Barriers to Missing Middle Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The “Missing Middle”—some believe this form of housing is the key…
Commentary: Does Upzoning Hold Enough Promise to Alleviate California’s Housing Crisis?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In recent weeks, I have seen a number of people argue…
LA Court Finds SB 10 Constitutional
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – In the first judicial ruling on the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Is NIMBYism Really on the Way Out?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week Josh Stephens of the California Planning and Development Report…
Bonta Files Brief in Defense of State Housing Density Law
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – As California is in the midst of a…
Commentary: In the Battle of YIMBY versus NIMBY, Score One for the YIMBYs, but Will It Make a Difference?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – In our cynical times, it is easy to…
Commentary: Battle Lines Being Drawn over Single-Family Zoning
By David M. Greenwald Two of the more contentious bills this term in the State legislature are…
CA Governor’s Revised May Budget Includes $140 Million Investment in ‘Flawed’ Pretrial Pilot Programs
By Kelly Luo LOS ANGELES, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom has released a record-breaking $267.8 billion…
California Capitol Watch: Bill to Strengthen Police Accountability Advances
By Eric Gelber California is one of only four states that does not have a process for…
California Capitol Watch: Bail Reform, Plan B
By Eric Gelber Legislation enacted in 2018 (SB 10 (Hertzberg)) repealed existing laws regarding bail and required…
San Francisco’s Unjust Bail System Will End
Proposed Settlement Will Remove Price Tag on Freedom From press release: San Francisco, California – Individuals arrested…
San Francisco Sheriff Favors Detention on Bail Issue in Federal Case
On Friday, a Federal Court Judge, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who previously in March, declared San Francisco’s use…
San Francisco Sheriff Favors Detention on Bail Issue in Federal Case
On Friday, Federal Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who previously in March declared San Francisco’s use of…
Late Night Craziness in Legislature – Legislature Passes Several Police Reform Measures at 11th Hour
Bills to Open Up Police Officer Records, and Require Release of Body-Cam Footage Pass, Signaling New Era…
Governor Brown Signs Landmark Legislation to End Cash Bail, Amid Cries that It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 10 into law on Tuesday – meaning that next October 2019 cash…
