Author: Timothy L. Coyle

By all accounts, California is in the depths of a crisis.  Affordable housing can’t be found in the state’s growing job centers – enjoying an

Housing activists are at it again.  After seeing last year’s ballot measure – Proposition 10 – go down in flames, they’re taking another run at

Today, as I write this column I’m reminded of a weekend some time ago when – then a lobbyist for homebuilders – I set out

SB 50, the controversial bill to mandate high-density housing near transit hubs, recently failed to pass the Senate Committee on Appropriations.  Though the bill is

Each year, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) promulgates what’s known as the RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Assessment).  As the title of

The major findings of a recently released report came as no surprise to most of us:  California needs more housing – lots of it. This,

“Calling all California residents!  Get ready to shut off your kitchen stove.  Then, turn off with your water heater. Done? Now, shut down your central

If you’re a builder in California the most obvious costs you pay for a housing project’s approval are fees, development impact fees. These fees are

As fire raced up hillsides and down ravines in Northern and Southern California recently – killing dozens of individuals, destroying whole communities and leaving countless