February 3, 2026
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs 27 New Housing Bills Into Law

Package of laws signed by the governor aimed at boosting affordable housing production By Dolores Quintana Gov. Gavin Newsom, addressing California’s severe housing crisis, has signed 27 new housing bills, created a new state agency […]

Expect a Rebellion Against Key Housing Bills

By Tom Elias, Columnist Self-congratulations flowed easily the other day among ultra-liberal state legislators after they passed the two most far-reaching housing bills of this year and this century. These are Senate Bills 9 and […]

SMa.r.t. Column: The Big Lie Just Got Bigger

Part 1 of 2 It’s not the lie about a stolen election or the dangers of vaccination or if Biden lost Afghanistan. It’s how Sacramento wants to gut your city, especially the R-1 (single-family home) […]

SMa.r.t. Column: Water Woes Not Be Gone

Re-visiting a column of ours from 2014. The more things change, the more they stay the same.   “Water Woes” from 12/29/14  “By now everyone knows about the drought, although some people seem to be […]