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Bay Area Planning Directors Consider "Common Destiny" at APA Panel

by Josh Stephens on Apr 16, 2019

Bay Area, Housing, Planning Directors

Their jurisdictions are different. But their problems are pretty similar -- especially on housing. >>read more

A Mayoral Lesson in Jobs-Housing Balance

by Josh Stephens on Feb 24, 2019

Commuting, Housing , Santa Monica

Santa Monica's Gleam Davis unabashedly endorses more housing. >>read more

High Speed Rail is Dead, Long Live High Speed Rail

by Josh Stephens on Feb 12, 2019

Gavin Newsom, High Speed Rail

As a piece of urbanism, Newsom’s revised experiment in high speed rail will be fascinating, and perhaps revelatory. >>read more

The Land-Use Legacy of Jerry Brown

by Morris Newman on Jan 13, 2019

High Speed Rail, Jerry Brown, Transbay Terminal

Brown should also be remembered as a land-use governor par excellence who was willing to take political heat for projects that may not pay off for the public for years or even decades, writes Morris Newman >>read more

Beating the Amazon Con

by Josh Stephens on Nov 20, 2018

Amazon, Retail

Amazon isn't worth the price for any city, no matter what. >>read more

Tim Draper Will Yet Solve California's Problems!

by Morris Newman on Jul 16, 2018

Ballot Measures, Secession, ThreeCAs

Sure, California has problems. "ThreeCAs" was not and will not be not the solution. >>read more

Will Split Roll Hurt Mom and Pops?

by Josh Stephens on Jun 26, 2018

Proposition 13, Retail

The split roll idea has a lot of pluses -- but it could harm the retailers, especially small ones, who often give an urban area vitality. >>read more

Eviction Is Only Part Of The Housing Crisis

by Josh Stephens on Jun 5, 2018

Housing

Eviction is heartbreaking -- but so is homeless, overcrowding, high rent, and other problems created by California's housing shortage. >>read more

The Sad Debate Over SB 827

by Josh Stephens on May 10, 2018

Housing, SB 827, Wiener

Maybe everybody on both sides was right. Even so, it wasn't fun. >>read more

Yelp in My Backyard

by Josh Stephens on Apr 29, 2018

Bay Area, Housing, Silicon Valley, YIMBY

While other tech companies have steered clear of California's housing debate, the CEO of Yelp has unabashedly supported housing development. What's different about Yelp? >>read more

Is SB 827 Really Dead?

by William Fulton on Apr 20, 2018

Affordable Housing, Housing, Housing Elements, SB 827, Wiener

Wiener's bill failed -- but the contrast to his successful bill last year may point the way toward success in the future. >>read more

Sierra Club Blog Was Inaccurate and Hyperbolic

by Eric Parfrey on Mar 20, 2018

AB 827, Housing, Sierra Club, Wiener

Eric Parfrey responds to Josh Stephens' recent blog post about the Club's position on AB 827. >>read more

Short-Distance Mobility Goes to the Birds

by Josh Stephens on Mar 9, 2018

First Mile Last Mile, Scooters

At their best, Birds are yet another weapon in the war against the “first-mile, last-mile” problem. >>read more

Sierra Club California Blazes Wrong Trail on Urbanism

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