CVP
The Big Con: Affordability facts that politicians will never tell you
Statistics are like lawyers. You can find one to support your position no matter how ridiculous. As the final part of an ongoing series on “affordability,” th... … more »
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Recent ADU legislation threatens public safety in high risk fire zones in Marin
The California State Assembly Rules Committee is currently reviewing SB773, a law passed by the State Senate to correct inconsistencies in the package of recent la... … more »
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City of Mill Valley Residential Guidelines
Comments to the Mill Valley Planning Commission regarding residential the garage FAR exemption
On February 11th the Mill Valley Planning Commission will hold a Study Session to discuss new Interim Urgency ADU Ordinance and consider further modifications as p... … more »
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PBS.org
Marin Cities need to push back against "by right" ADU development in high fire hazard areas
California cities are currently besieged by state agencies to radically change their local zoning ordinances for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), because of a slew... … more »
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CVP
Financing Affordable Housing in California
Part I in this series about the failure of Senate Bill 50, laid the groundwork for understanding underlying causes of un-affordable housing. As noted in that art... … more »
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The Failure of Senate Bill 50 – A Tale of Ignorance and Arrogance
SB 50, a so-called “housing” bill authored and sponsored by Senators Wiener (D-San Francisco), McGuire (D-Marin/Sonoma), Skinner (D-Berkeley), and Senate President... … more »
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CVP
CVP/LC v ABAG on Brown Act Appeal - Update
In my article of August 17, 2019, I related the outcome of the San Francisco Superior Court’s ruling on the case of Community Venture Partners/Livable California v... … more »
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The Gaslighting of Single-Family Zoning
They say we live in a post-facts world. In a post-facts world, ideology trumps scientific evidence or credible statistical data. The only thing worse are the pol... … more »
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City of Mill Valley
Homeowners won the garage exemption battle last night but…
Last night (Monday, January 6th), the homeowner’s and taxpayers of Mill Valley won the day, to preserve the Mill Valley garage FAR exemption, but not the battle to... … more »
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City of Mill Valley
ALERT - Mill Valley is about to reduce single-family home values by $3 billion, on January 6th
At their weekly hearing on Monday night, January 6, 2020, the City Council of Mill Valley will vote on the Staff Report recommendation to eliminate the longstandin... … more »