Bay Area The California Legislature is back: Five key questions By Alexei Koseff and Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | January 5, 2023 Housing, climate change, and the budget deficit are among the top-of-mind issues for the new Legislature.
Bay Area Cal State teaching assistants and other student employees could follow UC to a strike By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | January 5, 2023 Struggling with living expenses, 11,000 CSU student academic workers prepare to bargain for better pay and working conditions.
Bay Area Key issues that will shape California in 2023 By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | January 3, 2023 CalMatters reporters look at nine of the most consequential new laws.
City Housing Element update: Key dates in January By City of Piedmont | January 1, 2023 Lots happening this month, including developing a specific plan for Moraga Canyon.
energy California’s residential solar rules overhauled after highly charged debate By Julie Cart | CalMatters | December 15, 2022 Homeowners to get smaller payments from utilities, but new state incentives will be available.
City Next step in Housing Element process: Review ‘Initial Study-Negative Declaration’ By City of Piedmont | December 9, 2022 The city says as a policy document, the HE alone will not have adverse physical impacts on the environment.
Bay Area ‘When they took the foundation, everything started crumbling’: California group fights eminent domain, racism By Lil Kalish | CalMatters | December 5, 2022 Where is My Land aims to help Black families regain property, sometimes decades after a government takes it.
Bay Area Sonoma County Office of Education buys property for educator housing By Diana Lambert | EdSource | December 2, 2022 Affordable teacher housing has long been a topic of concern in the North Bay county.
Education Leadership legacy: Schaaf reflects on tenure, major accomplishments as Oakland’s mayor By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | November 28, 2022 Schaaf, a Skyline High graduate, has worked on community issues in Oakland for 24 years.
City City Council approves Draft Housing Element By Sam Richards | November 16, 2022 The draft, with 16 new revisions, will now be submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for review.