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California Median Home Price Breaks $800,000 and is Still Climbing

June 24, 2021 4:10 pmMarch 22, 2022 11:49 am

The California Association of Realtors recently announced that the median home price in the Golden State has surpassed $800,000. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. “Heated market conditions and a shortage of homes...

Gov. Newsom Signs Expedited CEQA Building Project Review Bill Into Law

May 21, 2021 2:10 amMay 21, 2021 10:45 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Thursday that will extend expedited California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) building project reviews to small scale projects. Senate Bill 7, authored by Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) would specifically extends the...

Sen. Wiener’s Dense Housing Bill Passes Senate Committee

April 8, 2021 3:42 pmApril 9, 2021 11:18 am

San Francisco Democrat Senator Scott Wiener has tried for several years to end single family zoning laws to allow for dense “Stack & Pack” housing to replace single family homes. In a press statement Thursday, Wiener said: SB 478, the...

Aggie Square Project to Deny Prevailing Wage Opportunities to Sacramentans

April 5, 2021 12:32 pmApril 5, 2021 2:15 pm

Aggie Square is a $1.1 billion proposed project located at Stockton Boulevard and Second Avenue in Sacramento, mostly on property owned by UC Davis. It is a public-private partnership between University of California, Davis, Wexford Science and Technology and the City of...

Sen. Scott Wiener: Open Bay Area Safe Drug Use Sites, and High-Density Housing

December 9, 2020 3:35 pmDecember 10, 2020 5:57 pm

From the “you can’t make this stuff up” file, Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) wants to allow San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles to open “safe-drug-use” sites – at a time when the entire state state is in lockdown –...

Dear Harmeet Dhillon: THIS Recall Gavin Campaign Has Over 800,000 Signed Petitions

November 24, 2020 2:20 pmDecember 2, 2020 9:09 am

Harmeet Dhillon doesn’t need national publicity. She’s frequently invited onto the national stage by conservative television hosts. By the time you’ve been on television as many times as Harmeet Dhillon has, you’re not appearing for the thrill of the experience,...

Recall Campaign Gets Powerful New Ally

November 19, 2020 11:55 amNovember 19, 2020 12:18 pm

The Recall Gavin 2020 campaign, which took on new life when a judge granted them a 120 day extension, till March 17, 2021, has just acquired the support of a new committee, Rescue California. Headed up by former California GOP Chairman Tom Del...