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Governor Newsom Signs New Executive Order Extending Statewide Eviction Halt

May 31, 2020 2:31 amMay 31, 2020 10:21 am

During a busy Friday consisting of continued coronavirus fears, a major Supreme Court ruling over church services, and riots over the death of George Floyd, Governor Gavin Newsom quietly signed an executive order that will bring significant changes across the...

Senator Wiener Introduces ‘SB 50 Lite’ Housing Bill to End Single-Family Zoning in CA

May 22, 2020 5:37 pmMay 22, 2020 5:40 pm

On Thursday, final amendments were made to Senate Bill 902, which would effectively end almost all single-family zoning in California. A ‘lighter’ SB 50 SB 902, written by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) was designed as a ‘lighter SB 50‘,...

Only Half of All Hotel Rooms for Homeless Filled in California

May 19, 2020 8:16 pmMay 19, 2020 8:19 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office released Project Roomkey data showing that just over 7,000 of the nearly 17,000 state and FEMA-leased hotel rooms and trailers set aside for homeless use during the coronavirus pandemic have been filled. Lower than...

Coronavirus Spread in High-Density Cities Halting Proposed More Density Housing Measures

April 4, 2020 2:17 amApril 4, 2020 6:16 pm

Many California lawmaker plans to increase the number of high-density building to alleviate the housing crisis have lost much support in the last month due to the effects of COVID-19 coronavirus in populated areas. “California dodged a huge bullet” “We’ve...

California, Banks Agree to 90-Day Moratorium on Mortgage Payments

March 27, 2020 8:13 amMarch 28, 2020 8:43 am

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that more than 400 banks, charter banks, and credit unions have agreed to giving homeowners with mortgages a 90-day moratorium on payments due to job loss and hardships during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. California...

California’s Mayors Split on Vacation Home Tax Bill Aimed to Aid Homeless

March 11, 2020 6:15 amMarch 11, 2020 7:37 pm

“More money is necessary. But it’s not sufficient. More money needs to be accompanied by some form of legal mandate for all of us to bring people indoors.” ~Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg On Monday, California’s Big City Mayors of...

Church and Hospital Land Housing Bill Back After Amendment Change

March 9, 2020 2:40 pm

On Friday, a bill that would block zoning restrictions on land owned by churches and hospitals to build housing units was brought back to the Senate again following amendment changes. Senate Bill 899, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco),...