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Inside the Berkeley Mayoral Election - Part 5
A key factor in Adena Ishii’s victory was her self-presentation as a conciliatory outsider. Her campaign website declared: “Adena Ishii is an experienced communi... … more »
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Berkeley City Council
Inside the pervasive news media bias in the Berkeley mayoral election
Missing context, misleading stories helped boost longshot Adena Ishii into the city's top office. Part Three of this series on the Berkeley mayoral election ... … more »
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Wikipedia Commons
Malibu, fires, and the Mandate for Endless Growth
“California will force Malibu and other towns to add housing. Here’s why that’s not nearly enough.” So reads the headline on an op-ed published by the Los Ange... … more »
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CVP
Paradigm Shift – Part IV: The Assault on the American Dream
As discussed in “The Gaslighting of Single-Family Zoning” and other articles in the Marin Post, the “American Dream” of single-family, home ownership has been unde... … more »
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How a Yimby candidate with little experience became Berkeley’s next mayor
Adena Ishii has never held public office—but had some key endorsements, good luck, and perfect timing. Berkeley’s new mayor, education consultant Adena Ishii, is a... … more »
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Sophie Hahn
How a Yimby candidate with little experience became Berkeley’s next mayor - PART II
This is Part II of a series on the election of Adena Ishii as mayor of Berkeley. CLICK HERE to read Part I. Until late September, I didn’t pay much attention... … more »
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RIA
Unaffordability
This is a follow-on to “Paradigm Shift: Rethinking Housing Affordability” and “Addressing the Infill, Low-Income Housing Challenge with Private Capital & the 103... … more »
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Gabrielle Lurie
Real estate industry seeks state bill to take advantage of huge affordable housing bond
Wicks’ measure could override local requirements, make higher profits for developers On June 26, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission announced that the Ba... … more »
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48 Hills
Pending state bill allows developers to make more big local land-use decisions
Under the radar, a Wicks-Bonta housing bill changes the standards for projects in a way that undermines any professional planning standards. AB 1893, authored... … more »
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Marin Post
Has a Sleeping Giant Awakened?
The San Francisco Standard recently published an article (“Angry San Francisco homeowners plot to kill city’s rezoning plan”) about grassroots groups in San Fran... … more »