The Economist: California tries to fix its housing mess
LA Times: Newsom signs historic housing bill to bring density to transit hubs
Washington Post: Controversial bill aims to address affordability crisis
CalMatters: California Legislature overrides local zoning to boost transit-oriented development
Grist: Can weaker environmental rules help fight climate change? California just bet yes.
The Guardian: California overhauls landmark environmental protection rules
New York Times: California Rolls Back Its Landmark Environmental Law
How LA’s Transfer Tax Cost Schools and Local Governments $25 Million in Lost Revenue
New research reveals that Los Angeles Measure ULA, which imposes a 4% tax on property sales over $5M (5.5% above $10M) and allocates the revenue to affordable housing, has significantly reduced property transactions needed for housing development, undermining its own…
Does Walkability Make Us Happier?
Does living in a walkable neighborhood make people happier? Kevin M. Leyden, Michael J. Hogan, Lorraine D’Arcy, Brendan Bunting, and Sebastiaan Bierema investigate the “linkages between place, health, and happiness in younger and older adults” in their paper Walkable Neighborhoods.…