🎂It's our Birthday🎉! One year ago, we launched Prosperity CA to align policy with California's ambitious climate, infrastructure, and housing goals. So proud of our progress to date and excited to continue making CA a more affordable place to live in 2026 and beyond. prosperitycalifornia.org/report
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🚨 BREAKING:
🥁 Earlier today, SB 79 ( @scottwiener.bsky.social), the Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act, was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom!
Learn more below ⬇️⬇️
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🎉 Last week Governor Newsom signed SB 427 (Blakespear) into law, extending the Habitat Conservation Fund (HCF) through 2035!
Thanks to Sen. Blakespear, Sen. Stern & the legislators who supported SB 427, the HCF will continue protecting California’s natural treasures.
🎉 Congrats to everyone who cares about more affordable, walkable communities!
SB 79 (Sen. Wiener), which we were proud to support, passed out of the Assembly and Senate and is headed to Gov. Newsom's desk!
This is a huge win for pro-housing, environment, and transit advocates.
Priority bill update: SB 79: Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act. Passed the Senate floor.
🚨Priority Bill Update❗
🥁 Last night, SB 79 (by @scottwiener.bsky.social ) The Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act 🎉passed 🎉 the Senate floor in a 21 - 13 vote!
Next the bill is off to the State Assembly! Learn more below ⬇️⬇️
A quote from Melissa Breach, CEO of Prosperity California, that says: Californians are struggling with an incredibly high cost of living. We can create the thriving and inclusive economy that future generations deserve by building new industries with higher-paying jobs, more abundant and affordable housing, and more renewable energy infrastructure. And we can do that while maintaining robust environmental protections. SB 607 will preserve critical environmental safeguards while lowering costs and improving access to the essential services Californians desperately need.
One of our Sponsored bills, SB 607 (the Fast & Focused CEQA Act), passed through the Senate Appropriations Committee last Friday.
Here’s the latest from our CEO, Melissa Breach, on the future of SB 607 (Wiener). Full statement from cosponsors here: buff.ly/SFbWSOU 1/4
A flyer for the event, which runs Friday May 16 12-1pm
FRIDAY: We’re kicking off our first-ever Legislator Salon!
Join hosts @yimbyaction.bsky.social , Housing Action Coalition, Greenbelt Alliance, and our guest, @senatorcabaldon.bsky.social to discuss what CA can learn from West Sacramento—”America’s most livable city”
RSVP: buff.ly/sQu3qLY
Excellent content. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Graphic of Pew poll showing how majority disapprove off key Trump regime actions including cuts to fed debts and agencies (55-44), increasing tariffs (59-39), and actions to end DEI polices in fed govt (53-44).
👀 🚨 Uhm ... From the PEW Research Center Poll today: Americans disapprove of Trump's assault on DEI policies by 9 points: 53-44
He has lost support on immigration and now on this.
What's gonna happen to the elite DC/NY media narrative on DEI?
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Our bill to modernize CEQA & reduce its use to obstruct projects for reasons unrelated to the environment passed its first committee today.
SB 607 makes focused, common sense changes to CEQA to help it protect the environment without being a NIMBY tool.
Thank you @scottwiener.bsky.social for your leadership on #SB607. Shout out to Senate EQ and our SB607 co-sponsors RCRC, @bayareacouncil.bsky.social, Housing Action Coalition.
Great report! ULA passed because Angelinos wanted to tax mansion sales to help fund affordable housing. Unfortunately, aspects of the bill, however unintentional, worsen our housing shortage. We can fix ULA to ensure it does not disincentivize lower-cost homes for Californian families.
Happy World Wildlife Day! Gentle reminder that one of the best ways to protect wildlife is by removing the pressure to develop the natural lands animals depend on. The best way to diy that is by making it faster, cheaper and easier to build homes in existing communities. @prosperityca.bsky.social
Austin Rents Tumble 22% From Peak on Massive Home Building Spree
Unfortunately for academic anti-YIMBYs, building more market rate housing to lower housing prices works in practice but not in theory.
Let's get CEQA working as intended-- preserving what works & reforming the parts that are too often weaponized to block bus lanes, climate smart housing, & green energy projects. Thank you @scottwiener.bsky.social for your leadership and excited for @prosperityca.bsky.social to co-sponsoring SB607.
Happy California Bill Introduction Deadline Day to all who celebrate!
I'm not a fan of trying to run government like a business, but even if I were, I wouldn't choose "Twitter circa November 2022" as the model 3/3
160,000 months of severance to workers who were probably already planning to leave. Plus, these offers were structured and delivered so many workers could get their jobs back (or more compensation) as lawsuits are ruled on. 2/3
The administration says more than 20K federal employees have accepted the federal buyout, but even if true, that isn't as much as it seems. We have 3million+ federal workers, and 5-7% resign each year. Even with 35%-50% being military, Elon just agreed to pay...1/3
Sharing such resources for those at risk of the LA fires. There will be a lot to unpack and discuss in the coming days, but for now, the top priority is the safety and security of everyone at risk. If you know other resources or ways to help, please share.
I am excited to work with so many great leaders in Sac in 2025! California can build the robust & inclusive economy we need and lead on climate resilience and affordable & abundant housing! Also excited about Jesse Gabriel AD46, Lori Wilson AD11, Tina McKinnor AD61, and Mike McGuire SD2
Laptop on a table on a lanai overlooking the Pacific
Very remote desktop.
I know Allison Riggs and she is exactly the kind of judge any state would be lucky to have. And this isn't about her, it's about giving the partisan NC Supreme Court the authority to select judges--stripping that right from NC voters.
12 print books, mainly about housing and transportation
We started a @southbayforward.bsky.social lending library
👏 Constraining housing supply in the areas people most want to live, hurts working people. The beneficiaries are investors like Blackstone and Blackrock who exploit the housing shortage by buying up starter homes and converting them to $$$ rentals.
This is 100% right. People have already forgotten what a leap forward ACA was, and how deliberately difficult to repeal. Incremental is often more resilient and can help us get to the full public option. And I would add prescription pricing / coverage to my list of priorities.
I cannot wait to read it, and gift it, and quote it! Congratulations to you and Islands Press (who were smart enough to give you a book deal).
As someone who grew up walking on state road, even at night, in a cluster of small towns, this is a great idea. I've definitely seen these outside Hawaii, but usually only in wealthier small communities.
"If DOGE wanted to contribute something positive, it would abandon this target and focus on improving the efficiency of the agencies responsible for government programs, and on eliminating regulations that do not pass a rigorous cost/benefit test." 2/2
The practical & political absurdity of DOGE & its $500 Billion Target for cuts to federal spending is staggering. 1/2 www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/d...
