While San Jose dithers over efforts to increase housing supply, Sacramento may end up overruling local control and come up with a statewide upzoning policy. Evan Symon reports from California Globe.
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California faces a tough economic recovery following the pandemic, and the high cost of employment is a significant concern. Historically excessive regulation in the Silicon Valley has inevitably put job growth on the backburners. What is currently happening in California has notable implications for the valley. John M.W. Moorlach reports for CalMatters.
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Silicon Valley is bearing the brunt of the region's housing and job crises on many fronts. Facebook’s recent activity may point to dangerous implications for the valley’s future as a home to tech companies. Taylor Hatmaker reports for TechCrunch.
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Housing prices in Silicon Valley are sky-high because government regulations have made it virtually impossible to build new housing that people can afford. Kevin Erdman at National Review explores what could happen if those regulations went away.
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Attorney Daniel P. Dalton explores how zoning regulations at the municipal level keep American cities segregated and disadvantage people of color. In an introduction to a zoning discrimination case he is exploring in Almont Township in Michigan, he offers the following introductory comments.
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San Jose is not alone in its efforts to cut back operations to meet declining revenue, although the city bravely rejected calls to defund its police department. Heather Gillerts at the Wall Street Journal explains how many cities approach the problem.
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Media and police experts, along with SJPD chief, provide perspective on how local media failed to provide contexts on the protests and riots that disrupted downtown SJ. Mark Lisheron reports.
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The recent protests and riots sparked from brutal police behavior toward blacks compel us to look at the historical roots of these issues and how they were perceived by previous African American leaders.
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California Proposition 13 has long been a safety net for small businesses against large property tax hikes. However, recent initiatives to Prop. 13 in queue for the state’s November ballot will force property taxes for both commercial and industrial properties to be reevaluated at market value, including those that house small businesses. Ex-S.F. Mayor Willie Brown explores in Cal Matters.
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California unions have 45.6% of their yearly budget sitting in reserve, and are in better economic shape today than most small businesses in the state. Perhaps Governor Newsom should look at suspending mandatory union dues during this crisis. Bob Wickers explores in California Globe.
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According to Senate bill 939, small business owners financially hurt by the pandemic would be allowed to renegotiate rent more easily based on how much money they are taking in under the limited coronavirus limitations. Evan Symons in California Globe explores the downsides from the landlords' perspective.
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A major vote is coming up on May 26 at the Santa Clara Valley Water District regarding the widely panned concept of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs). Nicole Goehring, V.P. Govt. and Community Relations for Associated Builders and Contractors Northern California Chapter (ABC Norcal), explains the issues.
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