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Guest Commentary: Zoning: Planning, Suggestion, or Baloney?

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|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

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

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|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

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|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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Mailer Attacks SB 50, Senator Wiener as Man from Real Estate

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 27, 2019
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Mailer Attacks SB 50, Senator Wiener as Man from Real Estate

(From Press Release) - As California Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 50 wends its way through legislative committe ...

(From Press Release) - As California Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 50 wends its way through legislative committees in Sacramento, housing justice and rent control advocates affiliated with Housing is a Human ...

April 27, 2019
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SB 50 Clears Hurdle by Passing Senate Governance and Finance Committee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 26, 2019
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SB 50 Clears Hurdle by Passing Senate Governance and Finance Committee

(From Press Release) – On Wednesday, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 50 — the More ...

(From Press Release) – On Wednesday, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 50 — the More HOMES Act (Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, Equity, and Stability) — cleared the Senate Governan ...

April 26, 2019
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Rent Control Advocates Stage Capitol Sit-ins to Counter Housing Crisis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 25, 2019
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Rent Control Advocates Stage Capitol Sit-ins to Counter Housing Crisis

Governor's Office Said Rent Control Will Help, but Fails to Provide Food, Water & Bathroom By Crescen ...

Governor's Office Said Rent Control Will Help, but Fails to Provide Food, Water & Bathroom By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sometimes it comes down to a matter of trus ...

April 25, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: The Left Split over Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: The Left Split over Housing

If you have been following local politics in Davis for any period of time, you will know that the town at ...

If you have been following local politics in Davis for any period of time, you will know that the town at times is bitterly split over the issue of growth and housing. What has made the dividing line ...

April 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: How California Can Solve Its Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2019
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Analysis: How California Can Solve Its Housing Crisis

The Bee this week ran a fairly interesting article where they compiled a group of political and business ...

The Bee this week ran a fairly interesting article where they compiled a group of political and business leaders across the political spectrum and asked them how to solve the state’s housing crisis. ...

April 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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