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—housing, affordable housing…
Commentary: SB 9 So Far Has Not Changed Much – No Real Surprise
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A year ago, Governor Newsom signed into law SB 9. Critics…
Commentary: Report from Terner Explores the Benefits and Barriers to Missing Middle Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The “Missing Middle”—some believe this form of housing is the key…
Commentary: Does Upzoning Hold Enough Promise to Alleviate California’s Housing Crisis?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In recent weeks, I have seen a number of people argue…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Columnist Cherry Picks Arguments to Attempt to Argue There Is No Housing Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In his recent column, Tom Elias takes shots at Sacramento Democrats…
AG Defends State Housing Law Allowing Subdivision of Single-Family Lots
By Vanguard Staff Oakland, CA – In March, four Southern California cities filed a lawsuit in the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Is NIMBYism Really on the Way Out?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week Josh Stephens of the California Planning and Development Report…
Sunday Commentary: Cities Are Resisting New Duplex Housing Law – Will It Have Enough Teeth to Survive?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – If you want to understand why we remain…
My View: Initiative Rollback of State Housing Changes Pushed Back Until at Least 2024
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The big news this week has been the…
My View: Latest Housing Crisis News Is Not Good and Getting Worse
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The latest batch of articles this week on the California Housing…
Commentary: What Do People Want in Terms of Housing?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor There has been a lot of talk about SB 9 and…
Housing Element Amendments to Be Discussed by the Planning Commission
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When the Planning Commission met in August to…
Commentary: In the Battle of YIMBY versus NIMBY, Score One for the YIMBYs, but Will It Make a Difference?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – In our cynical times, it is easy to…
Breaking News: Governor Newsom Signs SB 9, Other Housing Legislation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The recall now behind him, Governor Gavin Newsom…
Senate Passed SB 9 – Measure Now Awaits Governor Action
By Vanguard Capitol Staff Sacramento, CA – It is perhaps the most controversial bill facing the Governor…
Commentary: Some Support for SB 9 – But Does It Go Far Enough?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – In his column for CalMatters, Dan Walters, points…
My View: We Need to Think of SB 9 As an Equity Issue More than a Housing One
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor My view on SB 9 continues to be that the bill…
Commentary: SB 9 Moves Closer, but the Debate Continues
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – SB 9 passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on…
Commentary: For Better or Worse, the Housing Situation Isn’t Likely to Change in Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Six weeks ago some community members were up…
Commentary: Someone Opposes Everything When It Comes To Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Reading the study out of Berkeley yesterday it…