Here it comes! California may get rid of single-family zoning
California may be on the verge of eliminating single-family zoning statewide. This is huge. And it’s a sign of how quickly the politics around housing and land use have shifted
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IT’S ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: California Politicians Hiked Gas Tax, Now Demand Investigation Into State’s $4 Per Gallon Gas Prices.
via reason: As lieutenant governor, Gavin Newsom supported a 2017 bill increasing the state’s gas taxes. When running for governor in 2018, he opposed a ballot initiative that would have repealed that same increase. It’s
FORBES: “No, California’s Finances Are Not Back In Black”
It’s happening again. People who should know better are pointing to California’s current budget surplus as proof that the state, the world’s fifth largest economy, is in sound financial shape.
California’s Housing Bubble Counts on Blistering Population Growth, But it’s Fizzling
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Los Angeles population drops, San Francisco & Silicon Valley population rises least since 2010, North Bay’s population drops. The housing market in California with its sky-high
House Prices Fall Year-over-Year in 12 of the 16 Most Expensive California Coastal Counties: Here are the Charts
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Despite “the lowest interest rates in more than a year.” In California, the median house price in March was essentially flat with March last year at
HMM: California must invest in workforce to meet housing goals.
via mercurynews: Even under the rosiest of regulatory scenarios, California’s residential construction industry needs at least 200,000 new workers to produce enough new housing to improve affordability. But it is struggling
The hopeless feeling I get living in California. Here is my story of living here.
by AC I’ve lived in San Diego for about 3 months now. I never wanted to move here, but I got laid off in August and was out of work
California elects idiots: Maxine Waters has no idea that US government nationalized student loans
by DCG This womyn is serving her 15th term in Congress. She is a Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee. She is also an idiot. Hope you are proud, California! DCG
The little fascists of California
by Jon Rappoport First, in 2015, there was SB277, a bill that was passed into law by the CA state legislature and signed by California Governor Jerry Brown—fascists all. Under the
California issued fake IDs to 3 million “residents”
How many of them are illegals? More than 3 million Californians who obtained new identification cards to comply with a federal mandate might have to return to the Department of
Proposed law would provide free abortions to students in all California universities
by Grif The California Senate Health Committee April 3 approved SB 24, a bill to give students on all UC and USC campuses access to free medical abortions on demand. SB
MAGA hate crime: California woman abuses elderly man for MAGA hat; is fired
by Dr. Eowyn On Monday, April 1, 2019, at a Starbucks coffee shop on California Ave. in Palo Alto, California — home to Stanford University — a woman with Trump
California wants to tax soda, tires, guns, water, pain pills, lawyers, car batteries… Making $300,000 in San Fran? Still struggling
Sacramento wants to tax soda, tires, guns, water, pain pills, lawyers, car batteries… To plagiarize T.S. Eliot, April is the cruelest month. But not for the reasons the poet wrote.
California Hospital Association Inadvertently Shows How Hospital Costs Have Gone Up 12x (Inflation for the Period is only 3x)
#DYK: Hospital spending on care as a percentage of total health spending is down nearly 9 points from the 1980s; we’re doing our part to keep costs in check. #CAleg
Suicide rates for men and women in California since 1999, by age group
by inspurious View the interactive version here. This chart shows the suicide rate (per 100,000 persons) in California between 1999 and 2017 for 5 separate age groups. Data source: Multiple Cause