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California Panhandle

January 10, 2020 6:30 amJanuary 10, 2020 8:51 am

At the Walmart in West Sacramento, panhandlers now give way to signature takers for a bond issue backed by Americans for Cures. As one gatherer explained, the non-profit sought $1.5 billion but that turned out to be a lowball figure....

High-Density Housing Bill SB 50 Returns to the California Legislature Amid Protests

January 8, 2020 2:30 amJanuary 7, 2020 8:35 pm

SB 50, the bill that would alter local zoning laws to allow for more higher density residential buildings and allow the building of multiple-family buildings in areas currently zoned for single families, has returned to the Senate for the third...

California Legislature May See a ‘Right to Shelter’ Homeless Bill Soon

January 7, 2020 8:29 pm

‘Right to shelter’ laws, which would make cities unable to turn away anyone seeking shelter for the night, are likely making a return in the halls of the state Capitol Building. Failure of past proposals In previous years, any talk...

Who Has Profited From The Homeless Crisis Financially and Politically?

December 28, 2019 8:36 amJanuary 21, 2020 8:33 am

What do disgraced congresswoman Katie Hill, Los Angeles Councilman Mike Bonin, the non-profit PATH developer Thomas Safran, and Executive Director Peter Lynn of the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority have in common? They are all profiting or have profited from...

New Rent Cap Law Fails To Protect Recently Built Granny Flats

December 28, 2019 2:29 amDecember 28, 2019 8:46 am

AB 1482, which will set rent caps and remove no-cause eviction in California, is set to come into law starting January 1st. While most renter and landlord groups have grudgingly agreed to the compromise law, one set of renters have...

Voters May No Longer Approve Public Housing Projects Under New Bill

December 27, 2019 2:09 amDecember 26, 2019 10:11 pm

Article 34 of California’s Constitution requires local voter approval for public housing projects. However, this may be repealed in 2020 if supporters of a bill backing the repeal get it approved. The need for more low income housing SCA 1,...

President Trump Threatens Federal Intervention if California Doesn’t do More to Solve Homeless Crisis

December 26, 2019 12:37 pm

President Donald Trump criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over crime and homelessness on Twitter Wednesday, coming only days after a HUD report showing huge homelessness gains in California. “Governor Gavin N has done a really...