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Looking For Upward Economic Mobility? Make Friends at Church

August 24, 2022 2:50 amAugust 23, 2022 3:55 pm

It’s tough to survive in California if you’re poor. Green-energy schemes drive our electricity rates 80-percent above the national average. Gas prices make every trip to the gas station gut-wrenching. The median home price is above $800,000 and our state...

Housing Development Zoning Under SB 9

September 17, 2021 2:45 pmSeptember 17, 2021 2:54 pm

On September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 9 by Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), which would extend the Housing Crisis Act of 2019. It is Chapter 162. Section One of the bill adds Section 65852.21...

Extending the ‘Housing Crisis Act’ with SB 8

September 17, 2021 1:50 pmSeptember 17, 2021 2:07 pm

On September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 8 by Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), which would extend the Housing Crisis Act of 2019. It is Chapter 161. Section One of the bill amends Section 65589.5 of...

Gov. and Legislature Ignoring Appellate Court’s Order to Return ‘Unlawfully Diverted’ Subprime Crisis Funds

October 10, 2019 7:40 amOctober 10, 2019 3:27 pm

In 2018, Gov. Jerry Brown was ordered by the state’s 3rd Appellate District Court to repay more than $331 million in funds the state illegally diverted from a national fund intended to help homeowners struggling with foreclosures from the housing...