Will this bill be the end of California’s housing vs environment wars?
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State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks's bill is simple: No more environmental lawsuits for “infill” housing.
Bay Area
Setting the stage for ‘instability and revolt’: Annual Silicon Valley report sounds warning
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Region’s stark concentration of wealth has fueled deep social divides and contributed to a growth in homelessness.Housing
San Francisco shelters evicting families after 90 days, despite Mayor Lurie’s promise
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Several families facing eviction held a press event Monday.Featured in Category
Building anything in California takes too long — East Bay legislator aims to speed process
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Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (who also represents Piedmont) thinks this is the political moment for some big changes.construction
Supes pass amendment to ease conversion of SF commercial buildings into housing
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"This is a win-win for our city."Bay Area
First-of-its kind court order halts sweep of California homeless camp
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The Bay Area city of Vallejo is putting California cities’ newfound power to clear homeless encampments to the test.California
‘Look, there’s nowhere else to go:’ Inside California’s crackdown on homeless camps
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It’s been eight months since the US Supreme Court fundamentally changed how cities can respond to homeless encampments.Education
California’s fund to build student housing runs dry — leaving community colleges in the lurch
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Researchers have found that around 20% of CA community college students experience homelessness at some point over the course of a year, and many more struggle to pay rent.Bay Area
‘A volunteer jail:’ Inside the scandals and abuse pushing California’s homeless out of shelters
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Shelters have become California’s go-to solution for homelessness. A CalMatters investigation finds the vast majority of residents stay homeless.Housing
‘Limited to no impact’: Why a pro-housing group says California’s pro-housing laws aren’t producing more
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YIMBY group says unworkable requirements and glaring loopholes have stymied progress.Housing
