California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday approved two measures that seek to make it easier to build more housing in the nation’s most populous state. The first, Senate Bill 9, allows for the construction of more than one housing unit on land that was formerly designated for a single unit, without the approval of local…
Newsom Signs Bills to Limit Single-Family Zoning in California
September 20, 2021
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Maybe You Should Take it Personally
September 19, 2021
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Commentary People often say you shouldn’t take things personally, but that doesn’t really help you. It mostly helps the person who’s saying it. It helps a friend to stay on your good side by agreeing that your boss or your spouse is the problem. It helps a parent bond with their child by agreeing that…
California’s Green Illusion
Commentary As California accelerates to a clean energy future state, officials are running into a stark reality: The transition to green energy is spawning an increasing frequency of blackouts and potential blackouts. Consumers read “Flex Power Alerts” on highway and freeway signs, but have little idea how precarious the problem has become, or why it…
San Francisco Mayor London Breed Caught Breaking City’s Indoor Mask Rule
San Fransisco Mayor London Breed was seen dancing and singing maskless at a nightclub, apparently violating the city’s public health restrictions. The San Francisco Chronicle reported the mayor was at the Black Cat jazz club in the Tenderloin, where she enjoyed a late night performance, along with other equally maskless guests. “The fact that we…
Newsom Recall Aftermath
September 17, 2021
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Commentary “That’s it. I’m outta here.” So a friend told me after the blowout recall loss Tuesday. This friend long has been wavering on whether to leave California for relief from taxes and the general “Crazifornia” atmosphere. If the recall had been close, with Gov. Gavin Newsom still winning, my friend might have stayed because…
61,200 Californian Households Say ‘Very Likely’ to Lose ‘This Home’ in Next Two Months
Commentary Californians behind on their mortgage payments are 32 percent more concerned about losing their home to foreclosure in the next two months than the nation as a whole. All else equal, California will have the highest number of Americans at anything. On April 1, 2020, 12.0 percent of all Americans were residents of California…
Dream of Luxury Vacation Home Ownership Morphing Into Nightmare for Some Local Neighbors in California
September 17, 2021
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For anyone who has ever dreamed of owning a multi-million-dollar vacation home in a luxury resort area in the United States or abroad, a San Francisco-based start-up firm claims it’s now possible–even if you’re not a multi-millionaire. Pacaso, founded in 2020 by former Zillow executives Austin Allison and Spencer Rascoff, offers “the modern way to…
California State Legislators Consider Reforming Recall Elections Process
September 15, 2021
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Two California state legislators are calling for a reform of California’s provisions for recall elections, describing the current system as “flawed.” The announcement came a day after the Sept. 14 recall election of incumbent Gov. Gavin Newsom. According to unofficial results from the night after the election, Newsom’s position as governor survived the recall effort….
Larry Elder Concedes California Recall Race as Newsom Prevails
September 15, 2021
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The top Republican candidate in California’s recall race conceded late Tuesday as unofficial results showed Gov. Gavin Newsom staved off the effort to remove him from office. Larry Elder, 69, garnered nearly half the votes from voters who chose to replace Newsom but some 64 percent of Californians who cast ballots opted not to remove…
World’s Biggest Battery In California Overheats, Shuts Down
September 15, 2021
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An “overheating incident” at the world’s biggest grid battery in California on Sept. 4 forced three quarters of the station to power down until further notice. South of San Francisco, the largest-of-its-kind Moss Landing energy storage facility recently grew from 300 to 400 megawatts (MW), with the ability to output for four hours. But after…
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