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The Housing Crisis Part II: Los Angeles

September 23, 2019 4:22 pmSeptember 24, 2019 9:21 am

Walking down East 3rd Street in Los Angeles, on the border of the neighborhood known as “Skid Row,” a man in his late 40s wearing a faded Los Angeles Raiders t-shirt pointed to a bank of condos. “I used to...

The Housing Crisis Part I: Pasadena – The Fight Over City And State Development Laws

September 9, 2019 6:19 amSeptember 9, 2019 12:34 pm

Since 2015, California has been adding more and more laws to create more affordable housing. With a rise in rents and homelessness, laws such as a measure forcing new developments to include low-income housing, have been passed by the Legislature....

Bill That Lengthens Rent Increase Notice for Tenants to Go Before Senate

September 5, 2019 2:33 pmSeptember 6, 2019 12:38 pm

Assembly Bill 1110, which would require a 90 days’ notice of an increase of rent if it changes by 10 percent or more, faces its final major voting hurdle in the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale),...

Bill to Create Statewide Database of Land Available for Development Goes Before the Assembly

September 3, 2019 8:09 pmSeptember 4, 2019 8:41 am

Senate Bill 6, by Senators Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Jim Beall (D-San Jose), would create a statewide database of public land for housing construction. Supporters of the bill are in favor because it would streamline how land for potential new...

State Housing Finance Agency Failed to Prevent Current Housing Crisis

July 8, 2019 11:07 amJuly 9, 2019 10:02 am

“We create and finance progressive housing solutions so more Californians have a place to call home.” ~CalHFC “Worsening California Housing Crisis Stymies State Lawmakers,” proclaimed a CBS San Francisco headline last month. In similar style, Gov. Gavin Newsom is on...

Housing and Transportation: Why California’s Legislature Gets EVERYTHING Wrong

May 1, 2019 2:30 amMay 1, 2019 6:27 am

California, the welcoming sanctuary state, has a population on track to break 40 million by the end of this year. Its highway system was designed to handle a population of 20 million. Its cities, bound by legislated “urban containment,” are...

ACA 3 is Guaranteed Funding Formula For Desperately Needed California Water

January 28, 2019 1:02 amJanuary 30, 2019 1:18 pm

With the threat of a new water tax looming, California Assemblyman Devon Mathis says he has a better long term plan. Mathis, a Republican from Visalia, CA, is proposing Assembly Constitutional Amendment 3 that would annually set aside 2 percent...