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Last week, the Los Angeles City Council voted to oppose SB 827. While some council members acknowledged that we need to do more on housing… Read More

“The only way we will meet our climate and air quality goals is to build a lot more housing and to… Read More

There are many reasons for California’s failure to keep up with housing demand. One is the “incumbency effect” — existing residents are hostile to changes… Read More

Housing in California has been appreciating much more quickly than in the aggregate of the U.S. for about half a century. While rising rents and… Read More

At the end of 2017, 56 percent of households in the U.S. could afford the median priced U.S. house, according to the … Read More

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Climate Resolve, and Environment California,… Read More

Senate Bill 827, written by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would loosen or eliminate restrictions on height, density, parking and design for residential properties… Read More

Memes of a mild-mannered California legislator photoshopped as a Star Trek villain. A San Francisco supervisor suggesting the city should sue the state, to “… Read More

RENO, Nev. — A growing homelessness crisis. Complaints about traffic congestion. Worries that the economy is becoming dominated by a wealthy… Read More

California state Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 827 — a sweeping approach to solve California’s housing crisis by having the state government preempt local zoning ordinances and allow… Read More