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A BART train runs through a neighborhood of single-family homes in Albany. California lawmakers again rejected a bill that would have led to denser development along public transit routes. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California’s most controversial homebuilding bill just died. What will Newsom do now?

by Matt Levin January 30, 2020January 31, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom has a goal of 3.5 million new homes by 2025. His path to reaching it is even more limited, now that a hot zoning “reform” measure is dead for the year.

California can help provide opportunity for its heartland. Here’s how

by Guest Commentary May 14, 2019

Aerial view of a misty morning over the Napa Valley, where vineyards are claiming oak-studded wildlands.

Weakling or bully? The battle over CEQA, the state’s iconic environmental law

by Alastair Bland May 13, 2019June 23, 2020

Skyscrapers of San Diego skyline.

San Diego’s mayor explains why he became a “YIMBY”

by Matt Levin March 14, 2019June 23, 2020

Smoke from the Camp Fire obscures the late afternoon sun in the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California on Nov. 9, 2018. Wildfires are becoming more common all over the west coast due to climate change. Photo by Velvetfish.

My turn: Smart land use policy can help combat climate change

by Guest Commentary December 28, 2018