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Loren Kaye

How do we address the housing crisis: one incremental step at a time
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Ways to increase affordable workforce housing without state subsidies that would not require massive regulatory reform

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California’s recovery variable regionally and by industry
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California is one state politically but economically several regions with many industries

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Viewpoints: For government and the people, the time is now
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Two cheers to the Legislature and Governor for agreeing on an on-time budget that moved the state’s fiscal crisis off center stage for at least six months. So what are the logical next steps for structural budget or governance reform that can achieve a more responsive, transparent and effective state government? In short – none. That’s right – the time for major structural reform has passed. The time for rolling-up-the-sleeves and delivering-for-the-people is now.

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Election results complicate efforts for structural reform
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California voters demonstrated their famed misdirection on Nov. 2, stopping the Republican tsunami at the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, but also sending a strong message about the size and reach of government, and just how far they will trust politicians, once elected to office.

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