Manuela Tobias – San Jose Inside

Newsom Backs Off on Housing Aid Threat After Cities Complain

Manuela Tobias — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 20:45:32 +0000

The governor threw communities into disarray two weeks ago by withholding $1 billion in homelessness funding for plans he saw as unambitious. Local officials said this discouraged ambitious programs. Now Newsom is yielding.

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Gov. Newsom’s Promise to Build 3.5M Housing Units Falls Short

Manuela Tobias — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:37:41 +0000

Newsom campaigned on housing production, an issue important to many Californians. But despite some accomplishments, the housing crisis is worse now than when he took office.

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Divisions Among Construction Trade Unions Threaten to Wreck Affordable Housing Bills

Manuela Tobias — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:30:33 +0000

With time running out, state lawmakers likely will have to choose between alienating a powerful union and streamlining affordable housing development, as construction trades are at an impasse regarding their support for key housing legislation.

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Thousands of California Renters in Limbo as Eviction Protections End

Manuela Tobias — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 19:56:20 +0000

The last statewide eviction protections for low-income California tenants affected by COVID-19 ended July 1, but many still haven’t heard back about their rent relief applications.

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Labor Union Split Stalls California’s Latest Affordable Housing Plan

Manuela Tobias — Tue, 10 May 2022 16:18:22 +0000

A new bill aimed at increasing affordable housing construction is back by California’s carpenters’ unions, but the Construction and Building Trades Council is opposed, saying it doesn't guarantee union wages.

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One-family Zoning Is a Thing of the Past in California, in Latest Attempt to Ease Housing Crisis

Manuela Tobias — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 20:29:30 +0000

Fresh from beating back a recall, the governor signed a package of bills to address the California housing crisis. But what do these new laws mean for housing affordability in a state where median home prices have already shot past $800,000?

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Why are Key California Affordable Housing Bills Bottled Up?

Manuela Tobias — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:28:27 +0000

Affordable housing advocates are asking why bills supported by state Senate leader Toni Atkins are stuck in the Assembly. One answer appears to be a labor provision pushed by the State Building and Construction Trades Council.

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