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Monday Morning Thoughts: Did California Do Enough to Solve Its Housing Problems This Term?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 14, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Did California Do Enough to Solve Its Housing Problems This Term?

Last week Governor Gavin Newsom proudly sent out a press release boasting of signing 18 bills to boost ho ...

Last week Governor Gavin Newsom proudly sent out a press release boasting of signing 18 bills to boost housing production. One of those was not the controversial SB 50 sponsored by Senator Scott Wien ...

October 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Bill That Would Prevent Large Rent Increases Passes Senate, Close to Becoming Law

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 15, 2019
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Bill That Would Prevent Large Rent Increases Passes Senate, Close to Becoming Law

Earlier this week, the legislature passed AB 1482 by Assemblymember David Chiu. The bill would prevent l ...

Earlier this week, the legislature passed AB 1482 by Assemblymember David Chiu. The bill would prevent large rental increases by landlords. Following the passage by the legislature, Governor Gavin Ne ...

September 15, 2019
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Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Constitutional Roadblock to Affordable Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 12, 2019
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Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Constitutional Roadblock to Affordable Housing

Article 34 of the California Constitution requires cities to submit projects to a voter referendum when p ...

Article 34 of the California Constitution requires cities to submit projects to a voter referendum when public funds are allocated to developing low-income rental housing. No other type of housing is ...

September 12, 2019
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California Legislature Approves SB 330, “Housing Crisis Act of 2019”

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 07, 2019
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California Legislature Approves SB 330, “Housing Crisis Act of 2019”

(From Press Release – Senator Nancy Skinner) - The California Legislature has approved Senate Bill 330, t ...

(From Press Release – Senator Nancy Skinner) - The California Legislature has approved Senate Bill 330, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, by Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley. SB 330 will accelerate housin ...

September 07, 2019
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Governor and Legislative Leaders Reach Agreement on Rental Cap Legislation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2019
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Governor and Legislative Leaders Reach Agreement on Rental Cap Legislation

Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and Asse ...

Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and Assemblymember David Chiu on Friday reached agreement on protections against large rent increases. ...

August 31, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Zoning: Planning, Suggestion, or Baloney?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 13, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Zoning: Planning, Suggestion, or Baloney?

by Mark Dempsey California's recent housing affordability crisis leads to some conversations about zoning ...

by Mark Dempsey California's recent housing affordability crisis leads to some conversations about zoning and NIMBYism (see the Davis Vanguard's The Expansion of NYMBYISM into Zoning). But looking for ...

July 13, 2019
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Commentary: Housing’s Impact on the Economy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2019
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Commentary: Housing’s Impact on the Economy

In recent weeks we have had discussions on whether the proposed ARC (Aggie Research Campus) needs housing ...

In recent weeks we have had discussions on whether the proposed ARC (Aggie Research Campus) needs housing or not. In those discussions, we have cited industry leaders who have pointed out that prospe ...

July 05, 2019
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Study Finds California Rent is Increasingly Out of Reach for Working People

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 02, 2019
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Study Finds California Rent is Increasingly Out of Reach for Working People

A new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition finds that the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two ...

A new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition finds that the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $1804 in California. According to their findings, “In order to afford th ...

July 02, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?

Last week, citing a number of sources, we argued that the percentage of homeless suffering from mental il ...

Last week, citing a number of sources, we argued that the percentage of homeless suffering from mental illness was only about one-quarter to one-third of the total population. There have been other s ...

June 24, 2019
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Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2019
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Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?

Senator Scott Wiener could not get his zoning changes through the legislature – yet – but as a couple of ...

Senator Scott Wiener could not get his zoning changes through the legislature – yet – but as a couple of recent articles that appeared in the New York Times over the last week demonstrate, it might be ...

June 19, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Affordable Housing: ‘Income inequality, unaffordable housing, homelessness, are not bugs’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 17, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Affordable Housing: ‘Income inequality, unaffordable housing, homelessness, are not bugs’

(c) By Mark Dempsey Special to the Vanguard Pundits, public policy mavens, and environmentalists are work ...

(c) By Mark Dempsey Special to the Vanguard Pundits, public policy mavens, and environmentalists are working overtime to describe how to make California's housing affordable. Here's the latest from th ...

June 17, 2019
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Safe Lot Bill Gains Momentum, Passes the Assembly

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 24, 2019
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Safe Lot Bill Gains Momentum, Passes the Assembly

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto) released the following statement in response to Ass ...

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto) released the following statement in response to Assembly Bill 302 passing out of the Assembly today with bipartisan support. Championed by Berman ...

May 24, 2019
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Governor Newsom Announces the Formation of the Homeless and Supportive Housing Advisory Task Force

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 22, 2019
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Governor Newsom Announces the Formation of the Homeless and Supportive Housing Advisory Task Force

New Task Force will be co-chaired by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Los Angeles County Supervisor ...

New Task Force will be co-chaired by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas OAKLAND – Just days after Bay Area counties released their homeless point-i ...

May 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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SB 50, Controversial Housing Bill Killed For At Least Another Session

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2019
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SB 50, Controversial Housing Bill Killed For At Least Another Session

For the second consecutive year, Senator Scott Wiener’s controversial housing bill has been shelved. On ...

For the second consecutive year, Senator Scott Wiener’s controversial housing bill has been shelved. On Thursday, the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee announced that SB 50 will become a “ ...

May 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Key Pieces of Legislation on Private Prisons, Safe Lots and CBD Move Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2019
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Key Pieces of Legislation on Private Prisons, Safe Lots and CBD Move Forward

AB 32 to End Use of For-Profit, Private Prisons in California Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee (F ...

AB 32 to End Use of For-Profit, Private Prisons in California Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee (From Press Release) - The Assembly Appropriations Committee today passed key legislation by Asse ...

May 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Impacts of SB 50 Being Assessed, Battles Emerge with Suburbs Pushing Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 13, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Impacts of SB 50 Being Assessed, Battles Emerge with Suburbs Pushing Back

An article that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday looks at the impact of Senator Scott Wi ...

An article that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday looks at the impact of Senator Scott Wiener’s sweeping bill, SB 50. As noted in the article, a group called “Walnut Creek for Controll ...

May 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Legislation to Establish Major New Incentive for Affordable Housing in Opportunity Zones Clears Key Committee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 08, 2019
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Legislation to Establish Major New Incentive for Affordable Housing in Opportunity Zones Clears Key Committee

Unanimous Bipartisan Support For Legislation that would address concerns from the 2017 federal tax overha ...

Unanimous Bipartisan Support For Legislation that would address concerns from the 2017 federal tax overhaul and build on Governor Newsom’s call for California to direct investments in low income censu ...

May 08, 2019
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Carpenters Union Endorses Senator Wiener’s SB 50, the More HOMES Act

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 03, 2019
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Carpenters Union Endorses Senator Wiener’s SB 50, the More HOMES Act

The Northern California Carpenters Regional Council represents over 35,000 union carpenters throughout No ...

The Northern California Carpenters Regional Council represents over 35,000 union carpenters throughout Northern California (From Press Release) – Today, the Northern California Carpenters Regional Co ...

May 03, 2019
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After Threatened Arrests, Rent Control Advocates Cheer Passage of Key Bills

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 01, 2019
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After Threatened Arrests, Rent Control Advocates Cheer Passage of Key Bills

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Rent control advocates fighting for securit ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Rent control advocates fighting for security for renters were willing to break the law here at the State Capitol late last week – they tri ...

May 01, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Will California Really Get Rid of Single-Family Zoning?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 28, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Will California Really Get Rid of Single-Family Zoning?

The statewide housing crisis has definitely spawned a number of initiatives and some different approaches ...

The statewide housing crisis has definitely spawned a number of initiatives and some different approaches. Earlier this week there was a thought-provoking op-ed in the LA Times, “Holy cow! California ...

April 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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