Zelda Bronstein, Author at 48 hills

Housing

Wiener’s housing bill could encourage even more sprawl

July 20, 2021

Read the fine print: Obscene development in Tassajara Valley could qualify for special protection under SB 10.

Housing

State housing agency says it’s ‘listening’ — but in closed sessions

May 27, 2021

Limited format for housing planning sessions dilutes community authority and input.

Housing

Facebook’s housing echo chamber

April 22, 2021

Zuckerberg money funds news outlets that repeat Zuckerberg group's supply-side position on the housing crisis.

Housing

Chiu, Wiener attack ‘left-right pincers’ on housing

March 4, 2021

Legislators decry alliance between progressive housing activists and 'Nimby' homeowners.

Housing

SPUR, Yimbys say stealth state laws can force more housing

February 17, 2021

But what happens if developers don't want to build anything but luxury condos -- and maybe not even those?

News + Politics

Growth machine wins big in Berkeley

January 14, 2021

Mayor who ran as a progressive sides with developer-friendly plan for Adeline Corridor.

Housing

The housing debate: UCLA professors are still wrong

December 15, 2020

There is still no reliable data to show that zoning laws cause higher housing prices.

Opinion

Hypocrisy in the local zoning debate

December 13, 2020

Professors who argue that local regulations drive up housing prices appear to admit they have no credible data to back up that argument.

Housing

State auditor attacks local land-use authority

December 1, 2020

Study of housing agency finances veers into politically disputed territory.

Housing

The mystery of Newsom’s 3.5 million housing units shortage

October 9, 2020

The data shows that the figure the governor still uses to justify his policies is just wrong.

Zelda Bronstein

Wiener’s housing bill could encourage even more sprawl

State housing agency says it’s ‘listening’ — but in closed sessions

Facebook’s housing echo chamber

Chiu, Wiener attack ‘left-right pincers’ on housing

SPUR, Yimbys say stealth state laws can force more housing

Growth machine wins big in Berkeley

The housing debate: UCLA professors are still wrong

Hypocrisy in the local zoning debate

State auditor attacks local land-use authority

The mystery of Newsom’s 3.5 million housing units shortage

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