Zelda Bronstein, Author at 48 hills

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.

Housing

A displacement housing bill barely dies — but it will come back

September 23, 2020

Measure to turn any single-family lot into four units -- with zero affordable housing -- is the top of the Scott Wiener/Yimby agenda.

News + Politics

Facebook money pushes Chiu housing bill

August 17, 2019

48 hills’ “Facebook money and California housing” series delves into the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s multi-million-dollar funding of the pro-growth shadow government that’s reshaping California...

News + Politics

Facebook money and California housing

May 29, 2019

On January 24, 2019, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the limited liability company founded by Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg,...

News + Politics

The Sierra Club attacks our story; here’s our response

February 24, 2019

On February 19, the Sierra Club’s San Francisco Bay Chapter posted an entry on its home page blog attacking my article “The Sierra Club...

Zelda Bronstein

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

A displacement housing bill barely dies — but it will come back

Facebook money pushes Chiu housing bill

Facebook money and California housing

The Sierra Club attacks our story; here’s our response

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