Los Angeles Mayor Endorses Prop 6 – Advocates for Rehabilitation, 2nd Chances
LOS ANGELES, CA — Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass last week endorsed California ballot Proposition 6,…
Jewish Caucus Condemns Total Failure by UCLA Leadership
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Co-Chairs of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus,…
Commentary: Davis Isn’t the Only Place with a Housing Mess, But Emulating Others Doesn’t Seem Viable
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I keep asking the same question – how is Davis expected…
Governor Newsom Vetoes Trans Kids Bill
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – On Friday, Governor Newsom vetoed AB 957, a…
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…
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…
CA Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bills Addressing Wrongful Convictions and Mental Health Pass Key Senate Committee
By Michael Apfel SACRAMENTO, CA – Two criminal justice reform bills, SB 97 and SB 513, written…
Commentary: Bonta Seeks Expanded Ability to Intervene When Cities Attempt to Block State Housing Laws
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – When state officials sued Huntington Beach, a wealthy…
Commentary: Seminal Housing Laws Really Haven’t Opened the Floodgates Despite Fears By Opponents and Hopes By Supporters
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have taken the position that California is likely to fall…
Legislation Would Extend SB 35 to Streamline Housing Production, Extend and Expand the ‘Builder’s Remedy’
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – On Monday, Senator Scott Wiener held a…
Commentary: A Look at SF’s Historic Affordable Housing Plan and What We Might Take Away From It
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – All eyes in the state have been…
Sunday Commentary: Chancellor May Addresses Homelessness, but Student Housing Issues Remain a Problem Despite Progress
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The issue of homelessness is a huge challenge,…
California Jewish Caucus Calls on Adidas to Sever Ties with Kanye West in Wake of Threats against Jews
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Update: Adidas announced on Tuesday morning they were…
Woman Sues San Francisco for Using Rape Victim DNA Sample to Arrest Her Years Later
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last February embattled San Francisco DA Chesa…
Student Housing CEQA Streamlining Legislation Overwhelmingly Passes Assembly
To address growing student homelessness, SB 886 makes it easier and faster for UC, CSU, and community…
Student Housing CEQA Streamlining Legislation Moves Forward
By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – A bill that will make it easier and faster for UC,…
The Supreme Court Appears Set to Overturn Roe; Reaction Fierce
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – While observers long believed that with a 6-3…
Senator Wiener and DA Boudin’s Bill to Protect Sexual Assault Survivors’ DNA Passes Key Leg. Hurdle
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – On Tuesday, SB 1228, “Genetic Privacy for Sexual…
SF Launches ‘Be The Jury’ Pilot Program on Monday to Compensate Low-Income Jurors $100 a Day
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – A program that is the first of its kind…
Commentary: SF Case Seen By Some as a Test of Will On Housing Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor As noted in yesterday’s column, last week, the Chronicle blasted the…
