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Author Archives: Ben Bradford, Capital Public Radio

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Maureen Sedonaen, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco, stands in the vacant lot where the nonprofit is looking to build new affordable housing. Photo by Ben Bradford/Capital Public Radio
Posted inEnvironment, Housing

Is California’s legacy environmental law protecting the state’s beauty or blocking affordable housing?

by Ben Bradford, Capital Public Radio July 5, 2018June 23, 2020

The California Environmental Quality Control Act is the focus of heated debate, with environmentalists saying it’s a success but critics saying it’s been weaponized to impede housing.

Posted inElections, Politics

California’s GOP has ‘hit the iceberg.’ Can it be saved?

by Ben Bradford, Capital Public Radio April 19, 2018June 23, 2020
Jerry Brown with Ronald Reagan.
Posted inPolitics

How the home of Reagan turned into the Trump Resistance

by Ben Bradford, Capital Public Radio March 1, 2018June 23, 2020
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