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San Francisco's Can-Kicking on Zoning Reform Could See It Lose All Zoning Powers

Plus: the U.S. Justice Department says zoning restrictions on a church's soup kitchen are likely illegal, more cities pass middle housing reforms, and California gears up for another rent control fight.

Reason · Dec 5, 2023

California just ripped San Francisco housing policy and its 'affluent NIMBYs' for conduct that 'flouted state laws' for decades

A 44-page state report, the first of its kind, just made clear that the state of California considers San Francisco an abject failure. Even the mayor agrees.

Fortune · Oct 26, 2023

Damning New Audit Finds San Francisco Takes 3 Years To Approve New Housing

The state housing officials who performed the audit describe San Francisco's approval process as a "notoriously complex and cumbersome" mess.

Reason · Oct 26, 2023

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Pandemic Relief Program Left Many California Renters Struggling

Puzzling denials and delays still plague some who seemed to qualify for help.

Capital & Main · Jun 8, 2023

ACLU calls censure of Los Gatos commissioner for using 'divisive' language illegal

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Los Gatos Town Council’s censure of a planning commissioner for using “divisive” language caught the attention of First Amendment advocates who say the council’s disciplinary process violated the commissioner’s constitutional rights and was “plain and simple, illegal.”

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

Upzone, demolish, construct: How Berkeley plans to build 8,934 homes by 2031

BERKELEY, California — Some of the city’s most affluent neighborhoods, bustling street corridors and empty single-family homes are being eyed to try and develop nearly 9,000 new homes over the next eight years, after the Berkeley City Council unanimously gave a 656-page plan the green light Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

California A.G. Says Anaheim NIMBYs Can't Block Women's Group Home

State officials have been warning Anaheim for decades that their regulations on transitional housing were illegal. The city's rejection of nonprofit Grandma's House of Hope's group home was the last straw.

Reason · Oct 6, 2022

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As California Embraces Development, San Francisco Mayor Vetoes Fake Housing Reform Bill

The proposed policy was offensive to property rights and disincentivized construction. The mayor's rejection of it shows the state's increasing interest in allowing more building.

Reason · Sep 19, 2022

This Renegade California Developer Wants To Build a 2,300-Unit Megaproject in a NIMBY Stronghold

A never-before-used state law might make his plans bulletproof.

Reason · Sep 9, 2022

Are San Francisco's NIMBYs Finally Getting Their Comeuppance?

State housing officials have launched a first-ever investigation of the city's housing policies and practices, setting the stage for far more sweeping interventions.

Reason · Aug 11, 2022

San Francisco Mayor Slaps Down Clever Plot To Make Housing Crisis Worse

The mayor vetoed a controversial ordinance that would have legalized more types of housing on paper while making it harder to build in practice.

Reason · Jul 25, 2022

California is clawing back some COVID-19 rent relief it gave to tenants and landlords

California is demanding that thousands of tenants and landlords who were approved for emergency rental assistance during the pandemic return the money — often months after it has been spent — sometimes for vague or unspecified reasons.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

Angels to Anaheim: You're on the clock to approve stadium sale

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Facing community pressure to delay or cancel the Angel Stadium sale amid a corruption investigation into Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu, the Angels on Friday gave the Anaheim City Council 25 days to grant final approval to the deal.

Los Angeles Times · May 21, 2022

California said Anaheim's stadium sale broke the law. Who asked for an investigation?

LOS ANGELES — A longtime Orange County housing advocacy group warned the city of Anaheim on at least three occasions that its proposed Angel Stadium sale would violate California's affordable housing law, according to documents reviewed by The Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 24, 2022

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