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Bay Area Cities To Lose ALL Housing Zoning Powers in 2 Days
Old law proposes to turn the Bay Area's zoning system into something like Japan's in just two days.
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The Update
I want my readers to know that I have many stories in the queue that need final editing before publishing. I’m finishing up my very last days in…
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The Bystander Effect
Being a bystander is a completely normal and logical reaction to witnessing public displays of violence and conflict.
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Unhoused and Unwell on Transit
An unhoused 30-year-old Black man with schizophrenia named Jordan Neely was screaming erratically on a subway train and was put into a chokehold for 3…
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The Union Debate Over Housing in California
New housing laws lead to major shift in union support as the Carpenters and the Building Trades diverge in labor requirements.
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No, Welfare Does Not Harm Black Families
A response to conservative arguments critiquing my article "Half of Black Students Can Barely Read."
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Vacant Housing Lowest In Census History
Using the latest Census report to make it very clear that the housing shortage is indeed real as vacancy conspiracies take foot on social media.
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In Defense of Shattuck: Housing in downtown Berkeley
I respond to SF Chronicle contributor John King regarding his criticisms of Berkeley's housing development boom downtown.
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