Sunday Commentary: Cities Are Resisting New Duplex Housing Law – Will It Have Enough Teeth to Survive?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – If you want to understand why we remain…
My View: Initiative Rollback of State Housing Changes Pushed Back Until at Least 2024
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The big news this week has been the…
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…
Commentary: What Do People Want in Terms of Housing?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor There has been a lot of talk about SB 9 and…
Housing Element Amendments to Be Discussed by the Planning Commission
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When the Planning Commission met in August to…
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…
Breaking News: Governor Newsom Signs SB 9, Other Housing Legislation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The recall now behind him, Governor Gavin Newsom…
Senate Passed SB 9 – Measure Now Awaits Governor Action
By Vanguard Capitol Staff Sacramento, CA – It is perhaps the most controversial bill facing the Governor…
Commentary: Some Support for SB 9 – But Does It Go Far Enough?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – In his column for CalMatters, Dan Walters, points…
My View: We Need to Think of SB 9 As an Equity Issue More than a Housing One
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor My view on SB 9 continues to be that the bill…
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…
Commentary: For Better or Worse, the Housing Situation Isn’t Likely to Change in Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Six weeks ago some community members were up…
Commentary: Someone Opposes Everything When It Comes To Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Reading the study out of Berkeley yesterday it…
Report: Will Allowing Duplexes and Lot Splits Create More Housing?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – One of the more controversial bills this term…
Guest Commentary: The Many Downsides of Ending Single-Family Zoning – A Progressive’s View
By Maggie Coulter As more Sacramentans from all over the city have become aware of CA State…
Commentary: How Much Do Regulations on Housing Add to Housing Costs?
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Inexplicably people often act as though laws of supply and…
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…
Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning in the Cards?
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – While the city of Davis has thus far avoided a…
California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Require Ministerial Approval of Duplexes and Lot-Splitting in Single-Family Zones
By Eric Gelber Among the Davis Housing Element Committee’s recommended changes to the City Housing Element is…
