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Letter: Legislators Call for Permanent Place in the State Budget for Homelessness Programs and Affordable Housing

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|Date: June 02, 2023
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Letter: Legislators Call for Permanent Place in the State Budget for Homelessness Programs and Affordable Housing

Dear Chairs Ting and Skinner, In the spirit of a strong state and local government partnership that benef ...

Dear Chairs Ting and Skinner, In the spirit of a strong state and local government partnership that benefits all Californians, we the undersigned Members respectfully ask for your consideration for a ...

June 02, 2023
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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
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Cal Cities Urges the Court to Rule that SB 9 Unconstitutionally Interferes with Charter City Home Rule Authority

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|Date: May 11, 2023
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Cal Cities Urges the Court to Rule that SB 9 Unconstitutionally Interferes with Charter City Home Rule Authority

Special to the Vanguard The League of California Cities filed an amicus brief last week urging the Los An ...

Special to the Vanguard The League of California Cities filed an amicus brief last week urging the Los Angeles County Superior Court to rule in favor of charter cities in an SB 9 (Atkins, 2021) lawsui ...

May 11, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Cities Want Funding for Homelessness but Are Opposing New Housing Solutions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Cities Want Funding for Homelessness but Are Opposing New Housing Solutions

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This weekend, the LA Times Editorial Board called out city and cou ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This weekend, the LA Times Editorial Board called out city and county officials who on the one hand rallied in Sacramento last week to demand $3 billion in state ...

April 17, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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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
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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
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Major Labor Groups Support New Affordable Housing Bill, but League of Cities Opposes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 21, 2022
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Major Labor Groups Support New Affordable Housing Bill, but League of Cities Opposes

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - It is touted as a major affordable housing bill t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - It is touted as a major affordable housing bill that would open new sites of affordable housing, with backers believing it has the potential to ...

May 21, 2022
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Commentary: SB 9 Moves Closer, but the Debate Continues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2021
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Commentary: SB 9 Moves Closer, but the Debate Continues

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – SB 9 passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – SB 9 passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on a 12-1 vote on Thursday. It is moving toward a showdown now. But the debate is not subsid ...

August 20, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Despite Strong Opposition from Cal Cities, City Officials and Others, SB 9 Advances Out of Committee

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2021
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Despite Strong Opposition from Cal Cities, City Officials and Others, SB 9 Advances Out of Committee

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA - SB 9 passed out of the Assembly Housing and Community Development ...

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA - SB 9 passed out of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee on a 5-1 vote, with two abstaining on Wednesday despite strong opposition provided by ...

June 24, 2021
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National Lawyers Guild Opposes Cities’ Move to Stop Providing Records because of COVID-19

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 05, 2020
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National Lawyers Guild Opposes Cities’ Move to Stop Providing Records because of COVID-19

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Cities in California – claiming they ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Cities in California – claiming they are already bogged down with the cost of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic – are now urging the go ...

April 05, 2020
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My View: An Immoral Capitulation to the Beverage Industry

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2018
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My View: An Immoral Capitulation to the Beverage Industry

Upon hearing the news of the deal between the governor, state legislature and the beverage industry, one ...

Upon hearing the news of the deal between the governor, state legislature and the beverage industry, one local official called it good news. I get it – the law proposed and qualified for the ballot b ...

June 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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With Little Other Choice, Legislature and Governor Capitulate to the Beverage Industry

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2018
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With Little Other Choice, Legislature and Governor Capitulate to the Beverage Industry

A deal that will have far-reaching implications indeed passed in the form of AB 1838 and was signed into ...

A deal that will have far-reaching implications indeed passed in the form of AB 1838 and was signed into law by a reluctant Governor Brown. On the surface, the bill bans cities and counties from crea ...

June 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis Not Just in Davis, but Bad in Davis Nonetheless

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2017
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Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis Not Just in Davis, but Bad in Davis Nonetheless

A reader pointed us to an interesting article from the September 5, 1957, Davis Enterprise talking about ...

A reader pointed us to an interesting article from the September 5, 1957, Davis Enterprise talking about the rental housing crisis which was so bad that the UCD Dean appealed to Davis residents to hel ...

August 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Justice Watch: Responses to Trump on Muslim Policies and Immigration Ban

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 28, 2017
| (1) Comment

Justice Watch: Responses to Trump on Muslim Policies and Immigration Ban

League of California Cities, National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors, Concerned with Prov ...

League of California Cities, National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors, Concerned with Provisions that Threaten Local Control, Dictate How Cities Allocate Public Safety Resources In keep ...

January 28, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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$6 Billion in Transportation Funding Introduced

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 20, 2016
| (5) Comments

$6 Billion in Transportation Funding Introduced

Two bills that would provide over $6 billion for state transportation funding, including $2.25 billion fo ...

Two bills that would provide over $6 billion for state transportation funding, including $2.25 billion for local streets and roads were introduced back on December 5 in SB 1 (Senator Jim Beall) and AB ...

December 20, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Will State Roads Funding Become Reality?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2015
| (7) Comments

Will State Roads Funding Become Reality?

While the City of Davis is looking toward a local revenue stream, possibly in the form of a utility user ...

While the City of Davis is looking toward a local revenue stream, possibly in the form of a utility user tax to fund up to $5.5 million in infrastructure needs – the bulk of which would need to be roa ...

August 11, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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League of California Cities Alarmed At Precarious Pavement Conditions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2015
| (32) Comments

League of California Cities Alarmed At Precarious Pavement Conditions

In a release on Monday, the League of California Cities stated that it has “engaged in numerous discussio ...

In a release on Monday, the League of California Cities stated that it has “engaged in numerous discussions with state and federal lawmakers about the condition of California’s local streets and roads ...

March 31, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2014
| (3) Comments

League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal

On Monday, two months after a speech that provoked a firestorm debate on the best way to move California’ ...

On Monday, two months after a speech that provoked a firestorm debate on the best way to move California’s climate strategy forward, California Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg presented a long-term in ...

April 15, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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