Read the full article … “Coming from a low-income, working-class background that shaped my passion for public service, I know better than most that there’s a place for affordable housing in new development, lest we risk hollowing out the vibrant…
Editorial: Bring SB50 home
Read the full article … “Articulating the case for SB50, state Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill to legalize apartment construction near mass transit and jobs, a knowledgeable observer noted last week that “local municipalities like Palo Alto are incapable of solving…
Status quo means higher rents and more homeless people. California must pass SB 50
Read the full article … “We cannot continue the status quo on housing in California. The status quo means higher rents. The status quo means a continued rise in homelessness and human suffering on our streets. The status quo means…
ICYMI: Majority of California Voters Support SB 50
Multiple polls show 60%+ statewide support for zoning changes near jobs, transit Pushing back against misinformation from AIDS Healthcare Foundation To learn more about amendments to the More HOMES Act – visit cayimby.org/morehomes Sacramento, CA – Over 60 percent of…
Rico: Senate Bill 50 is good for San Jose
Read the full article … “In Sept. 2019, the San Jose City Council unanimously declared a climate emergency in the face of worsening weather conditions and growing concerns about climate change’s effects on the city. Before this declaration, the city…
Equity, Affordable Housing Groups Across California Endorse SB 50 – the More HOMES Act
“California needs SB 50” – Habitat for Humanity Organizations Embrace Strong Affordable Housing Provisions, Tenant Protections Sacramento, CA – Today a coalition of equity, affordable housing, and anti-poverty organizations across California announced their support of SB 50 – the More…
Key California housing bill’s chances of passing just improved dramatically
Read the full article … “State Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill to clear a path for denser housing around public transit and in wealthy suburbs got a big push forward Friday when the Senate’s leader steered it out of the committee…
Editorial: Hey, Gov. Newsom: Take a stand on SB 50 to ease California housing crisis
Read the full article … “The pain caused by California’s housing crisis is plain. It’s why the state has the nation’s highest poverty rate when housing costs are factored in. It’s why a 2019 poll by the Edelman Intelligence research…
Editorial: SB50 is back, and so is the shouting
Read the full article … “The most unreasoning and effective opposition to Wiener’s legislation has always emanated from affluent urban and suburban neighborhoods that haven’t been accommodating the state’s growth for decades and certainly don’t want to start now. It’s…
The Bill That Could Make California Livable Again
Read the full article. … “If the bill passes, California would become denser, cheaper, greener, and more affordable—a state less centered on car culture, and more centered on walkable neighborhoods; less responsive to the aesthetic complaints of longtime property owners,…