State’s housing prices too high for middle-income residents
A housing shortage is driving the middle class out of California. Several reports from Next 10 and Beacon Economics illustrated the state’s growing housing to jobs imbalance. Housing prices will continue to climb unless cities and counties increase residential densities and streamline the permitting process, according to the reports. More people are leaving the state Read More →
Read More →Global warming aside, biggest need is housing
The climate change accords signed in Paris this month have been a vindication of Gov. Jerry Brown’s view of a less carbon intensive economy. That is no small accomplishment, which vindicates San Luis Obispo County’s decision to embrace “Big Solar” and efforts in Ventura County to combine industrial-scale solar with waste recycling to reduce carbon Read More →
Read More →Letter to the editor: CEQA makes for better projects
CEQA isn’t perfect, but it provides a vehicle for community engagement and an opportunity to make projects better.
Read More →Editorial: Don’t let CEQA rule out renewable energy projects
California’s lovely landscapes make it unique, but we must also make way for renewable energy.
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