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SB 50 Fails Again; Proponents Unsure of Next Step for Housing

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|Date: January 31, 2020
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SB 50 Fails Again; Proponents Unsure of Next Step for Housing

For the second day in a row, SB 50 lost on an 18-15 vote, although Senator Scott Wiener during his press ...

For the second day in a row, SB 50 lost on an 18-15 vote, although Senator Scott Wiener during his press conference told the media that it was actually closer than that, and he felt “we were on the cu ...

January 31, 2020
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Senator Skinner Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Budget for Plan to Close a State Prison

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|Date: January 14, 2020
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Senator Skinner Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Budget for Plan to Close a State Prison

(From Press Release – Senator Skinner) - State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, issued the following state ...

(From Press Release – Senator Skinner) - State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, issued the following statement today on the public safety proposals in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2020-21 budget: “As chair of t ...

January 14, 2020
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Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase

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|Date: December 24, 2019
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Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase

Last Friday, HUD released its annual estimate of homelessness and that figure shows that people living on ...

Last Friday, HUD released its annual estimate of homelessness and that figure shows that people living on the streets increased by 2.7 percent this year nationally – almost exclusively because Califor ...

December 24, 2019
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Governor Newsom Convenes Meeting to Confront Housing Crisis

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|Date: November 14, 2019
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Governor Newsom Convenes Meeting to Confront Housing Crisis

(From Press Release – Governor’s Office) - Governor Gavin Newsom today convened top executives from major ...

(From Press Release – Governor’s Office) - Governor Gavin Newsom today convened top executives from major California employers for a roundtable discussion on the important role the private sector must ...

November 14, 2019
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Legislature Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bills

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|Date: September 12, 2019
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Legislature Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bills

California Legislature OKs SB 310, ‘The Right to a Jury of Your Peers’ (From Press Release – Senator Nanc ...

California Legislature OKs SB 310, ‘The Right to a Jury of Your Peers’ (From Press Release – Senator Nancy Skinner) - The California Legislature today approved Senate Bill 310, also known as “The Righ ...

September 12, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?

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|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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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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Analysis: How California Can Solve Its Housing Crisis

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|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
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Will State End Involvement in For-Profit, Private Prisons?

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|Date: April 01, 2019
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Will State End Involvement in For-Profit, Private Prisons?

Back in December, Oakland Assemblymember Rob Bonta introduced AB 32, which would prohibit California’s us ...

Back in December, Oakland Assemblymember Rob Bonta introduced AB 32, which would prohibit California’s use of for-profit, private prisons. He also introduced AB 33, requiring CalPERS and CalSTRS, Cal ...

April 01, 2019
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Commentary: Some Early Thoughts on Aggie Research Campus

Scant Defense Gets Galt Man 90 Days – But He Could Have Been Shot in Confrontation with Deputies

ASUCD Podcast Episode 3 – Talk About Fee Referendum and Student Housing

Chesa Boudin Supports Bill that Would Expunge Past Criminal Records for Eight Million People

Jury Hangs in Case Involving Registered Sex Offender and Minor

Defense Motion to Suppress Granted in Police Evasion Case

Man in Felony Case Claims He Was Borrowing Stolen Vehicle

Community Split and Commission Critical of ARC Proposal, Get Earful on Transportation and Traffic Impacts

Assessment Tools That Decide the Fate of Pretrial Incarceration Are Now Denounced by Pretrial Justice Institute

Max Harris Speaks about Ghost Ship Trial after Acquittal

SB 50 Fails Again; Proponents Unsure of Next Step for Housing

SB 50 Fails Again; Proponents Unsure of Next Step for Housing

Senator Skinner Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Budget for Plan to Close a State Prison

Senator Skinner Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Budget for Plan to Close a State Prison

Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase

Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase

Governor Newsom Convenes Meeting to Confront Housing Crisis

Governor Newsom Convenes Meeting to Confront Housing Crisis

Legislature Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bills

Legislature Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bills

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

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

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

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

Analysis: How California Can Solve Its Housing Crisis

Analysis: How California Can Solve Its Housing Crisis

Will State End Involvement in For-Profit, Private Prisons?

Will State End Involvement in For-Profit, Private Prisons?

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