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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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Kirk Draheim
Our Hope for the Future of Fairfax
The votes are in and the message is clear. Two new council members have been elected by an overwhelming majority. Trailing behind by a large margin are the three i... … more »
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Boston.com
The Greenest Building Ever Built is Already Standing
The saying, “The greenest building is the one that is already built” is attributed to architect and sustainability expert Carl Elefante. This refers to the fact t... … more »
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Liz Tracy
Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, and Sleeping Dogs -- Decisions before the MVSD Board of Directors
The Mill Valley School District Board recently made the surprising announcement that they want to demolish the Mill Valley Middle School on Sycamore Avenue and rep... … more »
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Amy Kalish, photo taken in San Mateo
Think those razor sharp RHNA numbers are based on something scientific?
The state of California has assigned a large number of housing units — 14,405 — to be sited, and seen built, in Marin County. This is in keeping with eight year h... … more »
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HCD
RHNA Quotas, Unfunded Mandates, Buffer Sites, and the CA State Constitution
As more people wake up to the fact that new housing laws have forever changed the way our communities will grow and reduced the say California residents have in th... … more »
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Save Fairfax
Comments on the Insufficiency of Fairfax's Housing & Safety Elements
The following is my letter from Save Fairfax to the Town of Fairfax, submitted on November 10, 2023, regarding the program EIR and the Draft EIR prepared by Byett ... … more »
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48 Hills
New housing laws shift private developer risk onto the public
Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto local taxpayers? Yimbyism famously blames the housing affordabilit... … more »
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Atlantic, fair use
Do localities really have to approve housing in hazard areas?
Is it better to crumple under threats from the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in Sacramento or be reassured by Attorney General Ron Bonta? ... … more »
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Marin County Superior Court
Strawberry resident challenges the approval of the Marin County 2023-2031 Housing Element
In April of 2023, attorneys for Strawberry resident Bruce Corcoran filed a Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Declaratory Relief against the County of ... … more »