By Badly Barber : wired – excerpt I am a Black grandparent, homeowner and member of the Altadena Town Council. I grew up in a single-family home, and my husband and I have lived in our house in Altadena for more than two decades. Homeownership helped my family build wealth and provide stable, quality housing, and gave … More Zoning changes could put a hurt on Black homeownership
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By Joshua Emerson Smith : governing – excerpt The two hundred miles of high-speed railway rely upon dense urban growth around transit stations to achieve long-term success. But as California and San Diego birth rates and population decline, some worry it’s too costly a risk…(more)
By Cathy M : dailykos – excerpt The West is in a bad drought, and all signs point to it getting worse. That has set up a confrontation between farmers in the Klamath Basin of S. Oregon, and the native tribe as well as the wildlife sanctuaries. The decision about water allocation is coming very … More With Bundy Involved, This Won’t End Well…
Restore the Delta The San Francisco Bay-Delta, largest estuary on the west coast of the Americas and a national treasure. . . If you have heard of the Delta at all, you have heard that it is both a vital resource and a seriously threatened region. But you’ve probably heard the story of the Delta … More Over Troubled Water
By Nathan Rott Tens of millions of Americans experienced at least a day last year shrouded in wildfire smoke. Entire cities were blanketed, in some cases for weeks, as unprecedented wildfires tore across the Western U.S., causing increases in hospitalizations for respiratory emergencies and concerns about people’s longer-term health. A new study finds those concerns … More Study Finds Wildfire Smoke More Harmful To Humans Than Pollution From Cars
By Richard Halstead : marinij – excerpt Only Mill Valley, Corte Madera built enough during last 8 years to be exempt Marin supervisors said this week they are gravely concerned about a looming state mandate to build over 14,000 new housing units throughout the county between 2022 and 2030. “Marin County recognizes the need for more … More Marin supervisors push back against huge state housing mandate
The EPA has a list of known toxic sites based on historical use . This is a good place to start investigating the condition and mitigation measures suggested for those site prior to development on them. calepa.ca.gov Below are the data resources that provide information regarding the facilities or sites identified as meeting the “Cortese … More Cortese List Data Resources
By Lisa Deaderick : sandiegouniontribune – excerpt San Diego Rent Strike 2020 is one local organization advocating for the cancellation of rent and mortgage payments during the COVID-19 pandemic While the moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 pandemic provided initial relief, the question of how to pay that back rent continues to hover. If … More Advocates say canceling rent, mortgage payments during pandemic more helpful than delay of payment
By Ben Lane : housingwire – excerpt Joint venture will develop SFR properties in West and Southeast One of the largest operators of single-family rental homes is partnering with one of the nation’s largest banks to build thousands of new rental homes. J.P. Morgan Asset Management, the asset management arm of JPMorgan Chase and American … More JPMorgan Chase, American Homes 4 Rent plan to build thousands of single-family rental homes
