Photo by Mike from Pexels Gov. Gavin Newsom has made the California housing crisis a priority, but has not accomplished his goals. He returned to the issue in his first major bill signings after winning the recall election. Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed some of the biggest housing bills in years, including a measure that allows more than one house…
Gov. Gavin Newsom has repeatedly made housing affordability a top priority of his administration. But getting a good read on his thinking can be difficult. During a panel discussion hosted by Capitol Weekly, Jason Elliott, Newsom’s top advisor on housing and homelessness, provided a glimpse. The big takeaway: California is millions of housing units short,…
NEWS RELEASE Pacific Legal Foundation is representing two retirees who lease their properties at modest rates. Like millions of Americans, individual landlords have been thrown into financial turmoil by the pandemic and resulting lockdowns. Many operated on thin margins even before the pandemic, with mortgages, maintenance, and other expenses to pay. For landlords to recover…
There is little debate that California is a harsh, anti-taxpayer environment ruled by a tax-happy majority party. However, in this super-partisan environment that grips both California and the entire nation, it is important to point out when our political adversaries do something positive.