Wiener’s Gut & Amend Tactics

Wiener’s Gut & Amend Tactics

” I have come to the conclusion that the making of laws is like the making of sausages—the less you know about the process the more you respect the result.'” Just today (Thursday 6/13), Senator Scott Wiener did what we had heard and predicted that he would...
Regional housing plan boomerangs

Regional housing plan boomerangs

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent More than a decade ago, Bay Area regional planning agencies launched a growth strategy intended to concentrate new jobs and housing at designated sites close to transit — so-called Priority Development Areas or PDAs. Now,...
SB 50, SB 330 and Beyond

SB 50, SB 330 and Beyond

EDITOR’s NOTE: We would like to thank Hydee Feldstein for the preparation of this detailed analysis of the newly proposed housing laws. You can find the actual text of the bill as amended through 5/1/19 here:...