#HousingPolicy is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 38 people shared 92 posts with it — around 3 a day. Activity is up 50% versus the previous week, peaking on Sep 3 with 10 posts.
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pearlsandirritations.com
The unfairness we've learned to walk past
Allowing homelessness to continue is a choice. Ending it must become one too.
www.bbc.com
Shared ownership: 'It was sold as a dream but became a nightmare'
Londoners, including couple Chris and Diana, share their experiences of shared ownership.
drduru.com
What Happened In the Housing Market - No Escape Velocity
Housing data showed no escape from stagnation as builder sentiment improved but home sales, permits, and starts remained trapped in ranges.
www.noahpinion.blog
Harris has the right idea on housing
It has to be managed as both a consumer good and as an asset class.
t.ly
This New York law was supposed to protect tenants but is hiking rents instead | Brian Phillips, CRS,CIPS,C2EX,AHWD,NYRS,ABR,SRS,SFR,CNE,
💰📈 The rent increase you fear might be happening because of a law meant to prevent it. A growing debate is emerging around New York State’s Good Cause Eviction law, which took effect in 2024. The leg...
lloydalter.substack.com
The demographic time bomb is about to detonate
Attention must be paid: there are now more old people than young.
Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com
When cities are built with women in mind, they become more liveable for everyone. A fairer planning approach that promotes a universal right to access the city, and considers every aspect of human life, from infancy to elderly; not just those in the so-called productive stage. youtu.be/uAsRoa5_jXw
citizenportal.ai
Canterbury boards flag state bills that may restrict local data-center bans and other development controls
Members discussed state-level bills (including a referenced Senate Bill 564) that could limit municipal development controls such as numerical caps, road-length limits, and restrictions on placing utilities in open-space buffers; planning members agreed to follow the bills and consider letters or testimony.
www.dailynorthern.com
Professor says praise for Helsinki housing policy is partly justified
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s interest in Helsinki’s housing policy is partly justified, according to Mari Vaattovaara, a professor of urban geography at the University of Helsinki, Yle reports. Mamdani discussed Helsinki’s housing policy when he met Helsinki Mayor Daniel Sazonov during a globa…
citizenportal.ai
Planning commission reviews state-guided ADU ordinance; staff to redline draft and send recommendations to council
Commissioners spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing a state-driven draft rewrite of the accessory dwelling unit ordinance, raising issues about measurement, parking, HOA impacts and fire-safety requirements and agreeing to supply redlined changes and a memo to city council.
citizenportal.ai
Committee flags state housing law changes (LD 2173) and possible ordinance updates
Members reviewed state legislation (LD 2173) that will require local ordinance changes by mid‑2027, including limits on planning-board review for small dwelling additions and allowances for certain childcare uses; staff will audit local code for compliance and return with edits.
www.latimes.com
As Costa Mesa hunts for housing sites, college district offers up parcels for rezoning
Two lots comprising 4.37 acres at Adams Avenue and Pincecreek Drive are in the "perfect location" for high-density housing, one Coast Community College District official told city planners.
citizenportal.ai
Commission opens policy questions about alleys, parking and the 2-for-1 housing bonus
Two agenda items and public comment prompted commissioners and staff to flag broader policy gaps: how alleys should be used as primary access as downtown densifies, and whether shared circulation and storage should count toward the 2-for-1 workforce-housing bonus. Staff agreed to bring clearer guidance back.
citizenportal.ai
Commission narrows Neighborhood Commercial changes for CityLight project, lowers review threshold
The commission voted to apply limited Neighborhood Commercial (NC) text amendments to the core land-use area to accommodate a proposed four-story CityLight building and to lower the special-use permit threshold from 20,000 to 10,000 sq ft so more projects require public hearing; neighbors urged retaining a FAR cap and stronger protections for Old Town residences.
citizenportal.ai
Public comment day: residents urge caution on moratoria and highlight traffic and community services
At the Sept. 15 meeting residents urged the council to carefully weigh moratoria on apartments and data centers and raised traffic congestion, infrastructure and appreciation for city services; comments came from housing‑authority representatives, tech employees and long‑time residents.
citizenportal.ai
Gallatin City Council adopts six-month moratorium on new apartment applications on first reading
On first reading the Gallatin City Council amended a proposed 12‑month moratorium on new apartment applications to six months after debate about housing authority exemptions, infrastructure and fiscal impacts; the amendment passed and the measure passed first reading 4–2.
citizenportal.ai
Commission recommends changes to ADU ordinance to comply with new state law, with edits on owner‑occupancy and sewer hookups
The Linden Planning Commission recommended approval of an ordinance amendment implementing state Senate Bill 284 to allow detached accessory dwelling units on qualifying lots, while directing staff to remove a sewer‑exception clause and to tighten owner‑occupancy language and enforcement mechanisms before the measure goes to council.
citizenportal.ai
Builders tell Senate committee: 'Everything starts with land' as code conflicts block projects
Industry witnesses told lawmakers that limited buildable land and interacting local codes (fire, frontage, stormwater) are making zoned capacity infeasible. They urged stabilizing codes, clearer permitting authority, and infrastructure funding.
citizenportal.ai
Mayor warns state housing mandates limit local control as Campbell gets 3,000-unit RHNA assignment
Dan Furtado said the Bay Area region was assigned 441,000 housing units and Campbell’s RHNA allocation is 3,000 units; he cautioned that state laws like ministerial approvals and Senate Bill 79 reduce local discretion on height and zoning near transit.
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