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Governor pushed for provision in ballot measure to cut fees developers pay to schools

February 14, 2020 8:00 am

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A California ballot measure that would provide $15 billion in funding for school facility projects was modified to eliminate developer fees for multi-family housing […]

In the news

SB50 author Wiener endorses Masur in state Senate race

August 30, 2019 8:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Scott Wiener, the San Francisco state senator who is behind controversial Senate Bill 50 that would pre-empt local zoning near transit and jobs, […]

In the news

None of the state Senate candidates support SB50, but three say they’d vote for it if it were amended

August 21, 2019 6:30 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer None of the candidates who want to replace termed-out state Sen Jerry Hill say they would vote for SB50, a bill that would […]

In the news

Legislature passes bill that promotes housing with carrots and sticks

July 24, 2019 7:00 am

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A bill that would allow the state to fine cities as much as $600,000 a month if their housing plans don’t meet state requirements […]

Opinion

Opinion: A sad piece of legislation on car camping at community colleges

July 3, 2019 7:00 am

Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Marc Berman, the former Palo Alto City Councilman who now represents the mid-Peninsula in the state Assembly, has introduced a bill that would […]

In the news

State leaders propose housing plan with rewards and fines

June 27, 2019 6:24 pm

Faced with a crippling housing shortage that is driving prices up while putting more people on the streets, California’s governor and legislative leaders agreed today (June 27) on a plan […]

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In the news

Assemblyman Berman has no position on major housing bills

June 27, 2019 7:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Assemblyman Marc Berman, D-Palo Alto, has not taken a position on some of the most hotly debated housing bills in the Legislature. The […]

In the news

Sen. Wiener uses ‘gut and amend’ maneuver to introduce legislation to help move housing projects along; SB50 is still on hold

June 17, 2019 6:00 am

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A 37-year-old California housing law is receiving a fresh wave of attention from Sen. Scott Wiener, one of the biggest housing proponents in the […]

Menlo Park

Opinion: Housing moratorium would be a disaster

June 11, 2019 6:00 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Traffic and development in Menlo Park may have reached the tipping point. The two members of the Menlo Park City Council who were […]

Palo Alto

State Sen. Scott Wiener makes his case for SB50 in Palo Alto

June 8, 2019 6:30 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, on Friday (June 7) defended his controversial Senate Bill 50 in Palo Alto — a hotbed of […]

Palo Alto

State Sen. Scott Wiener coming to Palo Alto on Friday (June 7) — protests possible

June 6, 2019 3:16 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Scott Wiener, the San Francisco state senator whose controversial bill SB50 would pre-empt local zoning and allow for more and denser housing near […]

Opinion

Opinion: SB50 — Not a victory but an opportunity

May 21, 2019 10:23 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’m sure many mid-Peninsula residents who have been fighting Senate Bill 50 breathed a sigh of relief when they learned the Senate Appropriations […]

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In the news

Local reaction to temporary demise of housing bill SB50

May 17, 2019 6:00 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Senate Bill 50, state Sen. Scott Wiener’s controversial pitch to preempt local zoning and allow denser housing near transit and jobs, has been […]

In the news

SB50 dies in this year’s session of the Legislature

May 16, 2019 12:33 pm

State Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill to build denser housing in single-family neighborhoods and closer to transit stations and jobs died this morning (May 16) in the state Legislature. The Senate […]

In the news

Housing bill SB50 goes to local lawmaker’s committee today (May 16)

May 16, 2019 7:00 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer State Sen. Jerry Hill, who represents the mid-Peninsula including Palo Alto, will consider Senate Bill 50 at the Senate Appropriations Committee today (May […]

Opinion

Guest Opinion: Let cities decide where and how to build housing

May 15, 2019 10:18 am

GUEST OPINION BY LENNY SIEGEL East Palo Alto’s leaders aren’t the only ones who believe that Palo Alto and other slow-growth communities need to “step up” and plan for substantial […]

In the news

Leaders of three cities meet but don’t agree about housing bill SB50

May 7, 2019 6:51 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer At Palo Alto City Hall Monday night, some visiting East Palo Alto City Council members did something unthinkable for many Palo Altans: voice […]

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East Palo Alto

Menlo Park, EPA and Palo Alto councils meet tonight (May 6) to talk about housing

May 6, 2019 7:16 am

By the Daily Post staff For the first time in recent memory, the city councils of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park will get together to hold a […]

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Opinion

Opinion: A practical way to respond to SB50

April 30, 2019 9:25 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor State Sen. Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 50 — which would pre-empt local zoning to allow for more housing near transit and in “job […]

Opinion

Menlo Park mayor comes out swinging against SB50, says it will weaken local government

April 24, 2019 6:05 am

GUEST OPINION BY RAY MUELLER On May 6, the Menlo Park City Council will join the Palo Alto City Council for a special joint session to study and discuss the […]

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San Carlos

Housing bill SB50 called ‘terrifying’

April 11, 2019 5:03 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos residents and the city’s mayor are weighing in on the controversial housing bill SB50, which could pre-empt city zoning rules and […]

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In the news

SB50 will make housing development more profitable here, study says

April 7, 2019 11:19 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer If Senate Bill 50 passes, a developer building a four-story apartment building in Menlo Park would net 3.5 times more profit than would […]

In the news

2 bills pushing tall, dense housing advance in Legislature

April 3, 2019 6:43 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer City officials and neighborhood activists on the mid-Peninsula have been worried about Senate Bill 50, which would pre-empt local zoning to force cities […]

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Palo Alto

Two community meetings planned on housing bill SB 50

March 11, 2019 5:43 pm

By the Daily Post staff The controversy over building more housing will result in two town hall-style meetings in the next few days sponsored by local groups with different perspectives. […]

Palo Alto

San Mateo County supervisors may come out in support of SB 50, a controversial housing bill

March 11, 2019 1:16 am

BY EMILY MIBACH AND ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writers Two San Mateo County supervisors are proposing that the board approve a resolution that supports the divisive Senate Bill 50, […]

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Opinion

Opinion: Don’t punish a city for its good schools

March 8, 2019 5:59 pm

Originally published Feb. 4, 2019 OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Should the state punish a community because it has high-quality schools? State. Sen. Scott Wiener’s new bill to […]

In the news

Guardino forum emphasizes denser housing, less local control

January 27, 2019 12:53 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer With state Sen. Scott Wiener front and center, tech lobbyist Carl Guardino’s event on the Bay Area housing crisis yesterday (Jan. 25) championed […]

Palo Alto

Bill may force cities like Palo Alto to build more housing

December 5, 2018 9:58 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer For better or worse, Palo Alto City Hall was abuzz yesterday (Dec. 4) after state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, announced the second […]

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