Commentary: Will Berkeley Become the Straw that Broke CEQA’s Back?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – The only thing more predictable than the ruling…
Commentary: Supply Boom is Driving Down Rental Costs
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It turns out there is evidence that housing supply can in…
Sunday Commentary: As If on Cue, Court Illustrates Problems with CEQA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Earlier this week, I noted the continued problems with CEQA and…
Commentary: CEQA Has Become a Problem; There Are Ways To Fix It
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor CEQA was once California’s premier environmental law. Now many see it…
Commentary: We Have a Growing Homeless Crisis – Are We Willing to Solve It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) this week looked at the…
Governor Newsom Takes on Big Oil
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – the California State Senate hosted the first informational hearing of…
AG Warns Huntington Beach about Potentially Violating Multiple Housing Laws
In separate letters, state officials put Huntington Beach on notice and urged its city council to reject…
Affordable Housing Bill Gets Union Support
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – This week, two of the largest unions in California—SEIU (Service…
Bonta Announces First State Post-Conviction Unit; Yolo’s About to Turn a Decade Old
Up to 5,700 Wrongful Convictions in California, Experts Estimate By Robert J Hansen California Attorney General Rob…
Commentary: Housing Costs Are Driving California’s Population Loss
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I keep reading in certain circles that we don’t have a…
Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Replace Housing Demolished during ‘Urban Renewal’ in San Francisco
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – In an effort to replace lost affordable units from decades…
Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Unnecessary Uses of Bench Warrants and Prevent Debtor’s Prison
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Bench warrants deepen existing racial and economic disparities in California…
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 Introduced That Would Remove Involuntary Servitude from the State Constitution
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Lori Wilson hosted a press conference introducing…
Bill Introduced That Would Ban the Use of a Dangerous Restraint Technique against Students
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The fallout from the tragic death of 13-year-old…
AG Warns Huntington Beach Proposed Ordinance Violates State Housing Law
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – It’s a direct warning to Huntington Beach, but…
Legislator Introduces the Stable Homes Act
AB 919 will help keep families in their homes and preserve affordable housing Special to the Vanguard…
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…
In Wake of Beating Death of Tyre Nichols, SB 50 Attempts to Limit Use of Minor Pretext Stops
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Cities like Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco, not…
Bill Would Speed Statewide Housing Development
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – In the midst of the housing crisis, another effort is…