Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Has a Narrow Path to Addressing Housing and It’s Closing Fast
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday, the Davis City Council will take…
Commentary: All Eyes on SF As City Becomes First to Miss State Housing Goals
San Francisco, CA – On Friday HCD (Housing and Community Development) determined that San Francisco failed to…
Commentary: The State Needs a Bigger Stick Than Builder’s Remedy
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Senator Scott Wiener put a lot of capital…
Sunday Commentary: Davis Can’t Build Up or Out, That’s Why We Are Where We Are
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Glancing at the headline, Davis Enterprise Columnist Bob…
Governor Extends SB 35 and Affordable Housing Provisions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – On Wednesday, Governor Newsom signed two vital housing…
Senator Wiener, Housing Advocates, Labor Leaders Highlight Expansion of Landmark Housing Law
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), along with California Conference…
Update to Builder’s Remedy Clears Assembly (Updated article)
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Thursday was a big day for housing legislation…
Housing Bills Advance As Legislative Calendar Winds Down
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The Governor signed one key piece of housing…
Two Housing Bills Pass Assembly Natural Resources Committee
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The Assembly Natural Resources Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San…
Landmark Housing Bills Pass Assembly Housing Committee
Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee passed Senator Scott…
Major Building Trades Unions Drop Opposition to SB 423
Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO – Major building trades unions released a letter Tuesday removing their opposition…
Senate Passes SB 423 – To Extend Streamlining of Builder’s Remedy
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The Senate passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 423,…
UPDATE: Major Housing Bills Move to Senate Floor
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed major housing bills…
New Labor Support for SB 423, as AG Bonta Says SB 35 ‘Should Be Renewed’
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Another major union, the District Council of Plasterers’ and Cement…
Sunday Commentary: The Barriers to Housing Go Beyond CEQA Reform
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – This week the San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board…
Senator Wiener’s Housing Bills Pass Critical Committee
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The Senate Governance and Finance Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s…
Letter: Support For SB 423
Dear Senator Caballero, On behalf of the California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers, we write to respectfully change…
Letter: Support for SB 423, Streamlined Housing Approvals
Dear Chair Caballero: On behalf of the Southern California District Council of Laborers, I am writing in…
Neighborhood Voices Coalition: ‘Builders Remedy’ Strips Local Communities of Democratic Rights
Special to the Vanguard Throughout California, for-profit developers are racing to invoke the “Builders Remedy” – a…
SB 423 Gains Additional Labor Support in Extending the Builder’s Remedy
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – SB 423, which would extend and expand the “Builder’s Remedy”…
