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Housing and Land Use

Report Calls for New Agency to Tackle LA’s Homeless Crisis

Tue, 05/25/2021 - 04:46 By Brittany M.

A coalition tasked with examining solutions to Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis has recommended the creation of a new, independent agency. The entity would be run as a non-profit headed by a CEO.

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California Home Prices Top $800,000 for First Time

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 09:37 By Brittany M.
Sweet mother of pearl, that's a lot of dough!
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Clovis ordered to plan for 4,425 affordable housing units

Tue, 05/18/2021 - 07:35 By Brittany M.
A win for affordable housing activists.
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Big City Mayors Want $20 Billion to Fight Homelessness

Tue, 05/04/2021 - 07:16 By Brittany M.
One bold ask.
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Fresno Rents Are Outpacing the Rest of the Nation

Mon, 04/05/2021 - 18:17 By Brittany M.
The city has seen a nearly 39% increase in rents since 2017.
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SoCal Housing Prices Jump Again

Tue, 03/02/2021 - 04:42 By Brittany M.

The pandemic hasn’t chilled California’s hot housing market. In fact, home prices are rising even faster than they were before.

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Newport and Huntington Beach Appeal RHNA Numbers

Thu, 10/29/2020 - 04:59 By Brittany M.

Huntington Beach city leaders voted Monday night to appeal mandated numbers for new housing in the city.

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Milpitas Threatens Lawsuit Over HomeKey Project

Thu, 10/08/2020 - 05:41 By Brittany M.

Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran has threatened to sue the state and Santa Clara County over a $29.2 million plan to turn an Extended Stay America hotel into permanent homeless housing.

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Free Webinar: What can cities and local public entities do about ‘Homekey’ grant?

Wed, 09/09/2020 - 12:49 By admin

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) made millions of dollars available in grants to respond to the increasing homeless problem.

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Sonoma Sees a Housing Boom as San Franciscans Flee

Tue, 09/08/2020 - 04:59 By Brittany M.
The pandemic has drastically changed the face of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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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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