2025
"Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson: Abundance"
As they look upon the United States of America in 2025, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson see a country wrought by a half-century of failed governance. They see states and cities theoretically committed to progressive futures instead bogged down in labyrinthine mires of process — a society stuck in low gear. Yet they also see opportunity to turn those failures on their heads, and to build a better society based around more responsive, efficient governance.
...More"How to make mixed-use the default in residential neighborhoods"
Imagine mixed-use was the default zoning designation and you could start whatever business you wanted on the ground floor of your home.
...More"The 9-step rule: Why simple, narrow buildings are good for cities"
What it shows is a bunch of narrow urban properties ranging, for the most part, from 5 to 7 storeys. Some of them are old buildings, and some are new. Regardless, the point I wanted to make was that this is a scale and rhythm of building that does wonders for cities. They’re dense, they have a compact footprint, and they promote urban vibrancy.
...More"California will do anything to save democracy — except build housing"
Republican states like Texas are undergoing building booms and positioning themselves for a demographic takeover. Meanwhile, California dithers
...More"California needs to pass zoning reform — and build new housing — in order to prosper"
State Senate Bill 79 to spur the creation of much-needed housing
...More"As the Bay Area rapidly ages, here’s what readers are witnessing in their communities"
The Bay Area is aging fast and our readers are noticing. Though population aging is a nationwide — and global — trend, the San Francisco metro area, which includes San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Marin counties, is aging faster than any other large U.S. metro area
...More"Will New CEQA Reforms Bring More Housing to California?"
California is the most expensive state in the country to buy a house for a host of reasons, including a lack of inventory and high costs of building.
...More"This East Bay city is ranked the healthiest in America and one of the best places to live"
A recent ranking by neighborhood and school resource site Niche placed the city of Berkeley at the top of its 2025 healthy places list, as it beat out 229 other U.S. locations.
...More"A new gold rush? How AI is transforming San Francisco"
On a sunny day in San Francisco, along the city’s waterfront, families dived into the wacky world of artificial intelligence inside the Exploratorium museum.
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