May 15, 2020 Can Sen. Jim Beall’s SB 795 Fix California’s Housing Crisis? By Mike Huguenor The latest iteration of the legislator’s affordable housing bill addresses some of the concerns that got a previous version vetoed last year. Read More 12
January 24, 2020 Op-Ed: Revised SB 50 Could Make Silicon Valley Livable Again By Sergio Lopez The newly amended version of SB 50 has a crucial role to play in helping address our region’s affordability crisis. Read More 9
September 30, 2019 State Senate Candidates Sound Off On Transportation, Housing By Grace Hase All but one candidate in the State Senate District 15 race appeared at a SVLG forum Friday to voice their views on key issues affecting voters. Read More 5
May 21, 2019 With California’s Most Closely Watched Housing Bill on Life Support, What’s Next? By Matt Levin, CALmatters SB 50 would have prevented cities from banning mid-rise apartments around public transit, but it failed to advance past a key committee. Read More 3
December 7, 2018 A Gentler, Still Controversial Housing Bill is Back—This Time with a Powerful New Ally By Matt Levin, CALmatters Sen. Scott Wiener sees SB 50 as a way to fix the state’s crushing housing shortage that’s driving up home prices in Silicon Valley. Read More 6