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…
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May 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…
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May 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…
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May 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…
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May 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…
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May 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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