California Is Not as Progressive as We Like to Think We Are: A Housing Perspective

Skyrocketing housing prices, exorbitant monthly rents, and tent cities popping up throughout California cities. We’ve all heard the statistics - California is in a severe housing crisis. In response to this, our leaders have set aggressive housing production goals, with Governor Newsom notably promising to develop a whopping 3.5 million new homes by 2025. Yet we are continually disappointed. In the four years since Newsom took office, less than half a million homes have been built within the state.

StateCynthia WeberJuly 3, 2023Cynthia Weber, Housing, California, newsom, Gavin Newsom, NIMBYismComment

Ranked-Choice Voting: A Progressive Choice for California

Hopefully, with overwhelming support for ranked-choice voting from most of California's legislators and the rising support at large for the system, California will eventually join the rest of the country in adopting ranked-choice voting

StateMariah NibertJanuary 9, 2020California, voting, elections, university, warren, biden, sanders, yang, president, gavin, newsomComment