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Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Senate Bill 50 is back… again… for the third time. It is controversial, with opponents arguing that it t ...

Senate Bill 50 is back… again… for the third time. It is controversial, with opponents arguing that it takes away local control while supporters argue that it is designed to increase housing producti ...

January 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Senator Wiener Announces Revised SB 50, with New Local Flexibility Option for Cities, as Well as New Endorsements

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|Date: January 08, 2020
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Senator Wiener Announces Revised SB 50, with New Local Flexibility Option for Cities, as Well as New Endorsements

Amendments to major zoning reform legislation allow more local flexibility. New housing equity groups and ...

Amendments to major zoning reform legislation allow more local flexibility. New housing equity groups and elected officials now support SB 50. (From Press Release – Senator Wiener) – On Tuesday, Senat ...

January 08, 2020
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League of Women Voters of California Endorses Senator Wiener’s SB 50

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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League of Women Voters of California Endorses Senator Wiener’s SB 50

(From Press Release – Senator Wiener) – Today, the League of Women Voters of California announced its s ...

(From Press Release – Senator Wiener) – Today, the League of Women Voters of California announced its support for Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 50. SB 50 eliminates hyper-low- ...

November 01, 2019
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Governor Newsom Dismantles Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement

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|Date: October 10, 2019
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Governor Newsom Dismantles Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement

The Governor’s signature reins in an expensive and racially discriminatory one-year sentence enhancement ...

The Governor’s signature reins in an expensive and racially discriminatory one-year sentence enhancement that adds additional years to someone’s sentence, lengthening family separations (From ACLU Pre ...

October 10, 2019
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Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Constitutional Roadblock to Affordable Housing

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|Date: September 12, 2019
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Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Constitutional Roadblock to Affordable Housing

Article 34 of the California Constitution requires cities to submit projects to a voter referendum when p ...

Article 34 of the California Constitution requires cities to submit projects to a voter referendum when public funds are allocated to developing low-income rental housing. No other type of housing is ...

September 12, 2019
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Legislation Would Allow Dreamers and Other Immigrants to Run for Democratic Party Leadership Roles

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2019
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Legislation Would Allow Dreamers and Other Immigrants to Run for Democratic Party Leadership Roles

SB 288 allows Dreamers and other immigrants to run for Democratic Party County Central Committee position ...

SB 288 allows Dreamers and other immigrants to run for Democratic Party County Central Committee positions (From Press Release) – Yesterday, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 288 wa ...

August 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Legislation to End Discrimination against LGBTQ People Regarding Sex Offender Registry Passes Assembly Committee

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|Date: July 11, 2019
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Legislation to End Discrimination against LGBTQ People Regarding Sex Offender Registry Passes Assembly Committee

L Sponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and Equality California, SB 145 puts a s ...

L Sponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and Equality California, SB 145 puts a stop to LGBTQ youth going on the sex offender registry, when similarly situated straight youth d ...

July 11, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?

Posted by David Greenwald
|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
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2019
| (31) Comments

Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?

Senator Scott Wiener could not get his zoning changes through the legislature – yet – but as a couple of ...

Senator Scott Wiener could not get his zoning changes through the legislature – yet – but as a couple of recent articles that appeared in the New York Times over the last week demonstrate, it might be ...

June 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: School Finances Are Tricky, Why You Can’t ‘Right Size’ the District

Punishment without Crime

Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 4

Immigration Courts Move Bay Area Immigration Cases from San Francisco to Southern California

People Power Endorses Deos for Supervisor

Board Receives Update on Ethnic Studies in Davis

Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 3

UC Davis Announces Collaboration with Alice Waters in Aggie Square

Officer Admits in Stockton Lawsuit to Using ‘Distraction Blows’ on Teen

Anti-Vaccination Activists in Court Again, Facing Serious Felony and Misdemeanor Charges

Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Senator Wiener Announces Revised SB 50, with New Local Flexibility Option for Cities, as Well as New Endorsements

Senator Wiener Announces Revised SB 50, with New Local Flexibility Option for Cities, as Well as New Endorsements

League of Women Voters of California Endorses Senator Wiener’s SB 50

League of Women Voters of California Endorses Senator Wiener’s SB 50

Governor Newsom Dismantles Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement

Governor Newsom Dismantles Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement

Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Constitutional Roadblock to Affordable Housing

Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Constitutional Roadblock to Affordable Housing

Legislation Would Allow Dreamers and Other Immigrants to Run for Democratic Party Leadership Roles

Legislation Would Allow Dreamers and Other Immigrants to Run for Democratic Party Leadership Roles

Legislation to End Discrimination against LGBTQ People Regarding Sex Offender Registry Passes Assembly Committee

Legislation to End Discrimination against LGBTQ People Regarding Sex Offender Registry Passes Assembly Committee

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

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

Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?

Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?

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