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Bill Introduced to Acquire Affordable Homes for Low-Income Californians

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 27, 2023
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Bill Introduced to Acquire Affordable Homes for Low-Income Californians

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – This week, a bill was introduced by Senator Anna M. Caballero (D ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – This week, a bill was introduced by Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced) and Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) which creates the Community Anti-Displ ...

January 27, 2023
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Commentary: A Look at SF’s Historic Affordable Housing Plan and What We Might Take Away From It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2023
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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 on San Francis ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – All eyes in the state have been on San Francisco this week as the SF Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan to build 82,000 new hom ...

January 25, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Can the City Move Forward With Much Needed Affordable Projects in a Timely Manner?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 24, 2023
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Commentary: Can the City Move Forward With Much Needed Affordable Projects in a Timely Manner?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I was reading an editorial from the LA Times from earlier this mon ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I was reading an editorial from the LA Times from earlier this month, “To ease Los Angeles’ crushing housing shortage, the city needs a lot more new homes, espec ...

January 24, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Davis Faces an Affordable Housing Challenge – Is Not Alone by Any Means

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2023
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My View: Davis Faces an Affordable Housing Challenge – Is Not Alone by Any Means

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Earlier this week the Davis City Council heard a prese ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Earlier this week the Davis City Council heard a presentation on the city’s inclusionary housing policies. While they took no action, they did creat ...

January 21, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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HUD’s Critical Fair Housing Rule Seen As Major Step in Right Direction to Advance Fair and Affordable Housing and Strengthen Communities

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 20, 2023
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HUD’s Critical Fair Housing Rule Seen As Major Step in Right Direction to Advance Fair and Affordable Housing and Strengthen Communities

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – HUD announced on Thursday it will publish a Notice of Proposed R ...

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – HUD announced on Thursday it will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register to fulfill the promise of the 1968 Fair Housing Act. The prop ...

January 20, 2023
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Commentary: Davis Can Get Creative on Affordable Housing Projects, But It’s a Big Challenge Right Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2023
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Commentary: Davis Can Get Creative on Affordable Housing Projects, But It’s a Big Challenge Right Now

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The analysis by Cascadia Partners largely bears out wh ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The analysis by Cascadia Partners largely bears out what we have believed for some time – it is challenging to build inclusionary housing in Davis in ...

January 17, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Initial Study on Inclusionary Housing in Davis Paints a Challenging Picture

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 16, 2023
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Initial Study on Inclusionary Housing in Davis Paints a Challenging Picture

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city of Davis has contracted with Cascadia Partner ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city of Davis has contracted with Cascadia Partners to complete a study of rental inclusionary housing requirements. Staff notes, “The City has c ...

January 16, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Is the Council Out of Touch with the Broader Davis Community?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 15, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Is the Council Out of Touch with the Broader Davis Community?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A frequent complaint that we hear a lot is that the Da ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A frequent complaint that we hear a lot is that the Davis City Council is out of touch with the Davis voters—particularly on the issue of housing. As ...

January 15, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: HCD May Approve the Revised Housing Element, But I Remain Skeptical That We Can Address Our Immediate Housing Needs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2023
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Commentary: HCD May Approve the Revised Housing Element, But I Remain Skeptical That We Can Address Our Immediate Housing Needs

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When HCD rejected the city’s housing element for failu ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When HCD rejected the city’s housing element for failure to comply with State Housing Law, city staff worked diligently with the agency to revise the ...

January 13, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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City Moving Towards Re-Submitting Housing Element, Addressing Concerns of HCD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2023
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City Moving Towards Re-Submitting Housing Element, Addressing Concerns of HCD

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been over a year since the HCD (California Depa ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been over a year since the HCD (California Department of Housing and Community Development) sent the city a letter rejecting the housing eleme ...

January 12, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Some Concerned Newsom Didn’t Budget Enough for Housing, Homeless

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 11, 2023
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Some Concerned Newsom Didn’t Budget Enough for Housing, Homeless

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom unveiled a $297 budget that accou ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom unveiled a $297 budget that accounts for a $22.5 billion shortfall caused by anticipated revenue declines. Many praised the wor ...

January 11, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Critics Complain That the Sky Is Falling Even As We Fall Well Short of Our Housing Needs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 06, 2023
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Commentary: Critics Complain That the Sky Is Falling Even As We Fall Well Short of Our Housing Needs

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – California is facing a multipronged crisis—housin ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – California is facing a multipronged crisis—housing, affordable housing and homelessness. Recent reports show a huge increase in homelessness ov ...

January 06, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: California’s Homeless Crisis Is Solvable

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: California’s Homeless Crisis Is Solvable

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Recent assessments show that California leads the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Recent assessments show that California leads the nation by a wide margin in homelessness and, in particular, an unsheltered homeless population ...

January 02, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is It Really As Simple As Build More Homes?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2022
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Commentary: Is It Really As Simple As Build More Homes?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On a local front as we head into 2023, the issues for ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On a local front as we head into 2023, the issues for me remain—housing, affordable housing, homelessness and, beneath that, mental health and substa ...

December 30, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: City, Council Will Now Turn to a General Plan Update

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2022
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Commentary: City, Council Will Now Turn to a General Plan Update

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It took the city of Davis over four years to complete ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It took the city of Davis over four years to complete the Downtown Plan. While there are definite steps forward here, overall I’m a bit skeptical th ...

December 21, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Downtown Plan Has Some Good Features, but It Won’t Solve Our Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Downtown Plan Has Some Good Features, but It Won’t Solve Our Housing Crisis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - This week the Davis City Council finally—emphasis on f ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - This week the Davis City Council finally—emphasis on finally—approved the Downtown Plan. Even taking into consideration the pandemic, this is a proc ...

December 18, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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My View: NIMBY Opposition to Affordable Housing a National Problem

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2022
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My View: NIMBY Opposition to Affordable Housing a National Problem

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When Davis residents are polled—as they were last spring—most of t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When Davis residents are polled—as they were last spring—most of them recognize that the biggest issue facing the community is lack of affordability in housing. ...

December 17, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Is Houston a Model for Ending Homelessness?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 17, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Is Houston a Model for Ending Homelessness?

By Mark Dempsey SACRAMENTO, CA - The Vanguard recently wrote that the city of Houston has handled homeles ...

By Mark Dempsey SACRAMENTO, CA - The Vanguard recently wrote that the city of Houston has handled homelessness far better than California, with a follow-up that confirms how badly California has done ...

December 17, 2022
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Report: California Has Largest Affordable Housing Deficit in the Nation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 11, 2022
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Report: California Has Largest Affordable Housing Deficit in the Nation

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor California not surprisingly leads the nation in an affordable hous ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor California not surprisingly leads the nation in an affordable housing unit deficit—though every state in the nation has a deficit. A new report from Fitch Rating ...

December 11, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Senator Wiener Introduces New Legislation to Allow Affordable Housing on the Land of Religious Institutions and Nonprofit Colleges

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2022
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Senator Wiener Introduces New Legislation to Allow Affordable Housing on the Land of Religious Institutions and Nonprofit Colleges

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – They are calling it YIGBY legislation—“Yes in God ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – They are calling it YIGBY legislation—“Yes in God’s Backyard.” On Tuesday, Senator Scott Wiener along with Inglewood Assemblymember Tim McKinno ...

December 07, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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