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Sunday Commentary: Yes, There Is a Housing Crisis – What Do We Do About It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 21, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Yes, There Is a Housing Crisis – What Do We Do About It?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Californians do not agree on a whole lot, but one thing there is w ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Californians do not agree on a whole lot, but one thing there is widespread and still growing agreement on—there is a housing crisis. In a Quinnipiac University ...

May 21, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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UPDATE: Major Housing Bills Move to Senate Floor

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 19, 2023
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UPDATE: Major Housing Bills Move to Senate Floor

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed major ho ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed major housing bills SB 4 and SB 423 to the Senate floor, for a vote in the next few weeks before the Ju ...

May 19, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Right to Housing Sounds Good…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2023
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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 pr ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A right to housing? San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney is proposing a constitutional amendment that would declare housing to be a fundamental human right i ...

May 15, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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New Labor Support for SB 423, as AG Bonta Says SB 35 ‘Should Be Renewed’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 06, 2023
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New Labor Support for SB 423, as AG Bonta Says SB 35 ‘Should Be Renewed’

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - Another major union, the District Council of Plasterers’ and Cem ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - Another major union, the District Council of Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ of Northern California, released a letter this week endorsing SB 423, Senator Scott ...

May 06, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Senator Wiener’s Housing Bills Pass Critical Committee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 28, 2023
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Senator Wiener’s Housing Bills Pass Critical Committee

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - The Senate Governance and Finance Committee passed Senator Scott ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - The Senate Governance and Finance Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) flagship housing bills SB 4 and SB 423. SB 4 allows faith instituti ...

April 28, 2023
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Letter: Support For SB 423

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 23, 2023
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Letter: Support For SB 423

Dear Senator Caballero, On behalf of the California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers, we write to ...

Dear Senator Caballero, On behalf of the California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers, we write to respectfully change our position on SB 423 (Wiener) to SUPPORT. The bill would extend the prov ...

April 23, 2023
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Letter: Support for SB 423, Streamlined Housing Approvals

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|Date: April 22, 2023
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Letter: Support for SB 423, Streamlined Housing Approvals

Dear Chair Caballero: On behalf of the Southern California District Council of Laborers, I am writing in ...

Dear Chair Caballero: On behalf of the Southern California District Council of Laborers, I am writing in strong support of Senate Bill 423. We believe that SB 423 strikes a balance that has the potent ...

April 22, 2023
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Neighborhood Voices Coalition: ‘Builders Remedy’ Strips Local Communities of Democratic Rights

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|Date: April 20, 2023
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Neighborhood Voices Coalition: ‘Builders Remedy’ Strips Local Communities of Democratic Rights

Special to the Vanguard Throughout California, for-profit developers are racing to invoke the “Builders R ...

Special to the Vanguard Throughout California, for-profit developers are racing to invoke the “Builders Remedy” – a provision in state housing law that allows developers to override local zoning laws ...

April 20, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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SB 423 Gains Additional Labor Support in Extending the Builder’s Remedy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 18, 2023
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SB 423 Gains Additional Labor Support in Extending the Builder’s Remedy

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – SB 423, which would extend and expand the "Builder’s Remedy" gai ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – SB 423, which would extend and expand the "Builder’s Remedy" gained some critical support. On Monday, the Northern California District Council of Laborers rel ...

April 18, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: What the Builder’s Remedy Might Mean for Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2023
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My View: What the Builder’s Remedy Might Mean for Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The news broke late on Friday afternoon, but the handw ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The news broke late on Friday afternoon, but the handwriting was on the wall before that—the letter from HCD on April 3, the announcement that Davis ...

April 15, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Palomino to Use Builder’s Remedy in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2023
| (14) Comments

Palomino to Use Builder’s Remedy in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The fall out from the HCD letter continues as the appl ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The fall out from the HCD letter continues as the applicants for the Palomino Place will seek to use the Builder’s Remedy in Davis. The applicants h ...

April 15, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Now under ‘Builder’s Remedy’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2023
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Davis Now under ‘Builder’s Remedy’

by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An article in the Sacramento Business Journal on Monda ...

by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An article in the Sacramento Business Journal on Monday caught the attention of many in Davis as it reported that Davis, due to its noncompliant hous ...

April 11, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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California Sues Huntington Beach for Violating State Housing Element Law

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 11, 2023
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California Sues Huntington Beach for Violating State Housing Element Law

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, an ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) filed a motion to amend ...

April 11, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Groups Believe that SB 423 Will Threaten Local Democracy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 30, 2023
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Groups Believe that SB 423 Will Threaten Local Democracy

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A coalition of communities are pushing back on recent housing pr ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A coalition of communities are pushing back on recent housing proposals, and warn that SB 423, a permanent extension of SB 35, “gives developers unlimited abil ...

March 30, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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League of Cities Opposes Extension of SB 35

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2023
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League of Cities Opposes Extension of SB 35

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – While supporters have called SB 35 “an essential ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – While supporters have called SB 35 “an essential tool for streamlining housing in California,” the so-called Builder’s Remedy remains extremely ...

March 23, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: State Sues Huntington Beach for Violating State Housing Laws

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2023
| (12) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: State Sues Huntington Beach for Violating State Housing Laws

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – This is a case that the entire state is going to ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – This is a case that the entire state is going to watch. Last week, the state—California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, and ...

March 13, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Davis Needs to Do More to Promote Housing Solutions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 18, 2023
| (32) Comments

My View: Davis Needs to Do More to Promote Housing Solutions

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few months ago, members of the city council includin ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few months ago, members of the city council including now-Mayor Will Arnold and Vice Mayor Josh Chapman suggested the need for the city and school ...

February 18, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Seminal Housing Laws Really Haven’t Opened the Floodgates Despite Fears By Opponents and Hopes By Supporters

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 16, 2023
| (18) Comments

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 short ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have taken the position that California is likely to fall short of its housing goals – especially on the affordable housing side of the ledger. In general, I a ...

February 16, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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AG Warns Huntington Beach Proposed Ordinance Violates State Housing Law

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2023
| (4) Comments

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 a sho ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – It’s a direct warning to Huntington Beach, but a shot across the bows of the state. The city of Huntington Beach has a proposed ordinance that wou ...

February 15, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Legislation Would Extend SB 35 to Streamline Housing Production, Extend and Expand the ‘Builder’s Remedy’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2023
| (2) Comments

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 press c ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – On Monday, Senator Scott Wiener held a press conference in San Francisco to announce the introduction of SB 423, which would extend and stren ...

February 14, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (2) Comments

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