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Housing and Land Use

A Shadowy Group of Billionaires Plans to Build a City Near Travis Air Force Base. Officials Call It a Potential Security Threat.

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 08:40 By Brittany Maldonado
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A number of residents in Solano County awoke to strange text messages this month, asking for t

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Cecil Hotel’s Unhoused Residents Decry Filth and Violence

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 08:30 By Brittany Maldonado
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The Cecil's streak of bad luck continues.
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Teachers Await New Affordable Housing Complex in Palo Alto

Thu, 08/24/2023 - 07:22 By Brittany M.
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The complex’s 110 units are being built through a public-private partnership that includes Mercy Housing California (MHC), Abode Communities, and the City of Palo Alto.

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Feeling ‘Ripple Effects’ from San Diego, Chula Vista Considers a Camping Ban Of its Own

Tue, 08/15/2023 - 09:10 By Brittany M.

It’s been three weeks since San Diego began enforcing its public camping ban. Now, neighboring Chula Vista is considering a similar ordinance of its own.

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Sacramento District Attorney Threatens City Over Homelessness

Thu, 08/10/2023 - 09:36 By Brittany M.

Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho threatened legal action against the City of Sacramento Monday over its escalating homelessness crisis. 

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San Francisco’s Mid-Year Housing Numbers Are a Big Disappointment

Thu, 08/03/2023 - 10:52 By Brittany M.

San Francisco continues to lag significantly on housing construction, recent data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development show.

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Rent Control Redux: CA Voters Will Weigh in on Costa-Hawkins Act Next Year

Tue, 08/01/2023 - 06:49 By Brittany M.

California voters will get another chance to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act next year.

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Five More Communities Designated ‘Prohousing’ by State

Thu, 07/27/2023 - 06:19 By Brittany M.

Long Beach, Moreno Valley, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and the Town of Windsor have been added to a list of 27 “prohousing communities” designated by the State of California.

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San Diego Rent Prices Now Exceed San Francisco’s

Thu, 07/13/2023 - 05:12 By Brittany M.

That’s a significant change from March 2020 when rents in San Francisco were 29% higher than San Diego.

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Rents Are Falling. One California City Bucks the Trend.

Tue, 07/11/2023 - 03:43 By Brittany M.

"San Jose, CA (1.0%) was the only large western metro seeing rent growth, but the growth rate was only one twentieth of what it was a year ago (19.3%)," the report said.

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Campaigns & Elections

Santa Ana Considers Allowing Noncitizens to Vote
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Undocumented immigrants could be able to vote in Santa Ana municipal elections under a policy being…
Rancho Cordova to Adopt New Map for District Elections
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
The Rancho Cordova City Council will take a major step next week toward finalizing a district-based…
Oakland Sees Another Election Mix-Up Involving Candidates for School Board
Thursday, August 24, 2023
A city error that almost disqualified the only two candidates from Oakland Unified’s District 5…
Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln Running for Congress
Thursday, July 20, 2023
In 2020, Stockton experienced a huge political upset when the Republican pastor of a local church,…
Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer Launches Bid to Unseat Terra Lawson-Remer
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer has announced his candidacy for the county’s Third District…

Comings & Goings

Santa Barbara County Sees More City Manager Retirements
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
At least two administrators from the Santa Barbara County area will vacate their positions this…
Laguna Beach Hires Interim City Manager
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Retired Irvine city manager Sean Joyce will take over as the interim city manager of Laguna Beach…
Manteca Hires New Director of Finance
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
The City of Manteca has hired a new finance director. Shay Narayan, who currently serves as budget…
City Manager Shohreh Dupuis Parts Ways With Laguna Beach
Monday, August 28, 2023
The City of Laguna Beach has announced a “mutually-agreed upon” separation with Shohreh Dupuis, who…
Benicia Taps Next City Manager
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Benicia’s city council has promoted its interim city manager to the permanent role.  Mario…
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