Challengers in the Newsom recall election are making CEQA a villain. But experts say that the landmark environmental law is only one of many tools used to block housing.
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How both sides weaponize California unemployment rate in recall
Is California (a) leading the nation in job creation (b) home to the country’s second-highest unemployment rate or (c) all of the above?
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Why it’s not easy to build affordable housing in California
While Gov. Gavin Newsom renews his pledge to attack California’s housing crisis, a bureaucratic mess and labor union demands are impediments to construction.
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Vaccines for all 16+ in 3 weeks, Newsom says
Good morning, California. It’s Friday, March 26. Statewide network incomplete All Californians 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in three weeks, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. Under the state’s new guidelines, Californians 50 and older — a group that includes Newsom himself — will become eligible on April 1, with those […]
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A wealth tax could sabotage California’s recovery
Rather than a wealth tax, we should build on these successful strategies that create jobs and support working families.
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Evan Low’s fundraising + The shifting 9th Circuit’s abortion ruling + Hard living in Salinas
Assemblyman’s fundraising scrutinized by state watchdog. Family-planning ruling hits low-income women hardest. Trump judges begin to leave their mark.
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California must get serious about housing supply in 2020
Jeanne Radsick, California Association of Realtors: California’s housing supply and affordability crisis is not a partisan issue. It does not discriminate geographically, ethnically or otherwise. The reality is that inaction hurts everyone. Conversely, if we each do our part to increase the supply of well-planned housing, then our entire state will be better for it.
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Trump administration sued ‘credit repair’ companies. California legislators should take note
Courtney Reynaud, California Association of Collectors: It wasn’t front-page news when the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued two of the biggest credit repair companies in America: Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com. But it got the attention of consumer advocates and should get the attention of lawmakers.
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Foes into friends: Lobbyists make amends to lawmakers with “make-up money”
“Make-up money” is what it’s called in Sacramento—the contributions that flow to newly-elected officials from interest groups that backed a losing candidate during the campaign. It’s a completely legal way of saying, in political terms, “Let’s kiss and make up.”
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Dueling Dems: 4 issues may hinge on what brand of Democrat wins
In a turbulent election year full of surprises, this much is certain: When it’s all over next week, broad swaths of California will still be represented by Democrats. The pressing question in many parts of the state: What kind of Democrat will voters send to Sacramento?Sixteen legislative races—from Northern California’s Wine Country to SoCal’s Inland […]