July 31, 2019
New Housing Permits Decline Statewide
The first half of 2019 saw a substantial decline in the number of new housing units authorized by building permits. This…
Read MoreMay 16, 2019
Inside the Capitol: California News and Analysis
Shock. Depression. Relief. Those were just some of the reactions as the year’s most controversial state housing bill met its sudden…
Read MoreMay 16, 2019
California’s transit-housing bill SB 50 stuck in Limbo until 2020
The Appropriations Committee decided Thursday not to leave SB 50 in suspense forever, but also that it won’t come up for…
Read MoreMay 13, 2019
Weakling or bully? The battle over CEQA, the state’s iconic environmental law
In the rugged hills to the east of the Napa Valley, chainsaws and bulldozers converted a steep hillside of scrubby oak…
Read MoreMay 10, 2019
New SB 50 chart will help you make sense of California’s transit-housing bill
Still stymied by Senate Bill 50, State Sen. Scott Wiener’s major proposal to increase housing along some of California transit hubs? Don’t…
Read MoreMay 8, 2019
Brookings Institution Keynote Speaker California Senator Scott Wiener
Over the past decade, housing costs in the United States have risen faster than incomes. While housing affordability has long been…
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