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Conflict Over Sen. Appropriations Chairman’s Decision to Kill Housing Bill Until 2020

May 17, 2019 1:55 pmMay 18, 2019 5:16 am

Thursday the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee announced that SB 50 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) will become a “two-year bill,” effectively shelving the bill would mandate building significantly more dense housing throughout the state, near public mass...

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...

Make California Affordable Again: The Grand Bargains We Ought to See

April 1, 2019 2:05 amApril 2, 2019 8:59 am

The good life in California is out of reach to ordinary people. The reason for that is simple: homes cost too much, energy costs too much, water costs too much, and transportation infrastructure is inadequate. In each of these critical...