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Update to Builder’s Remedy Clears Assembly (Updated article)

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|Date: September 08, 2023
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Update to Builder’s Remedy Clears Assembly (Updated article)

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Thursday was a big day for housing legislation – ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Thursday was a big day for housing legislation – one of the biggest focuses for the legislative session. Senator Scott Wiener announced late on ...

September 08, 2023
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Housing Bills Advance As Legislative Calendar Winds Down

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|Date: September 02, 2023
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Housing Bills Advance As Legislative Calendar Winds Down

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The Governor signed one key piece of housing legi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The Governor signed one key piece of housing legislation on Friday and Senator Wiener’s extension of SB 35 advanced as well, as the legislative ...

September 02, 2023
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Landmark Housing Bills Pass Assembly Housing Committee

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|Date: June 29, 2023
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Landmark Housing Bills Pass Assembly Housing Committee

Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee passed ...

Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bills 4, 423, and 593. These measures seek to t ...

June 29, 2023
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Major Building Trades Unions Drop Opposition to SB 423

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|Date: June 21, 2023
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Major Building Trades Unions Drop Opposition to SB 423

Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO – Major building trades unions released a letter Tuesday removing thei ...

Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO – Major building trades unions released a letter Tuesday removing their opposition to SB 423, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) legislation to extend SB 35 (2 ...

June 21, 2023
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Senate Passes SB 423 – To Extend Streamlining of Builder’s Remedy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2023
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Senate Passes SB 423 – To Extend Streamlining of Builder’s Remedy

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - The Senate passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senat ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - The Senate passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 423, legislation to extend Senator Wiener’s SB 35 (2017), one of the state’s most succe ...

June 01, 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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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
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New Labor Support for SB 423, as AG Bonta Says SB 35 ‘Should Be Renewed’

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|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
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Lawsuit Filed Challenging Elk Grove’s Denial of Oak Rose Supportive Housing Project

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|Date: May 02, 2023
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Lawsuit Filed Challenging Elk Grove’s Denial of Oak Rose Supportive Housing Project

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The State of California on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Ci ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The State of California on Monday filed a lawsuit against the City of Elk Grove, challenging the city’s denial of a proposed supportive housing project in the ...

May 02, 2023
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Senator Wiener’s Housing Bills Pass Critical Committee

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|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

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|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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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
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Groups Believe that SB 423 Will Threaten Local Democracy

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|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
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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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Sunday Commentary: State Gets More Aggressive on Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: State Gets More Aggressive on Affordable Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Elk Grove, CA – One of the big questions facing the housing crisis ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Elk Grove, CA – One of the big questions facing the housing crisis—would the state step in and attempt to enforce any number of new and tougher housing laws or w ...

March 19, 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Senator Wiener Discusses Housing Concerns, and What Is Next

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2022
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Senator Wiener Discusses Housing Concerns, and What Is Next

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Senator Scott Wiener has been one of the leade ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Senator Scott Wiener has been one of the leaders in the state of California to address housing issues. The Vanguard caught up with the Senat ...

November 16, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Thoughts on SB 35 and Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 11, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Thoughts on SB 35 and Housing

(Editor's note: this comment was worth creating as a standalone article that can generate its own convers ...

(Editor's note: this comment was worth creating as a standalone article that can generate its own conversation). by Keith Echols I’ve advocated for more affordable housing….actually public housing in ...

August 11, 2021
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