Uneasy Rhetoric

It’s been out for a week, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that the California Budget Project released the latest edition of Locked Out (pdf), a report that looks at housing in California. Much of the news in it isn’t new, but it is useful to know the numbers behind some of [...]

I give up. The whole concept of creating housing for first time homebuyers or middle class families that isn’t in Yuba City or some godforsaken piece of dry grassland off of Highway 50, that is close-in and urban rather than far out and grossly suburban, seems lost. Or rather, I am a voice [...]

LivingInUrbanSac said something in a comment in my last post that I’ve mentioned in passing, but never really dwelt upon:

Square footage wise, highrise housing will never be as cheap as Natomas, Elk Grove and other suburbs.
He’s absolutely right, but I wish he wasn’t. My fantasy — and part of the reason I’ve mildly advocated [...]

Last September, I spoke to a representative from the Fremont Mews and, based on my conversations, the price-point for their market rate apartments, and the run-around, my wife and I decided not to pursue an apartment there. (We also walked by the apartments one evening and were struck by how institutional they felt.)
Which is [...]

Heckasac beat me to it, posting about the building that is rapidly nearing completion at the corner of 12th and K Street. According to the Bee, this former home to Marilyn’s, Gaesorn, and some offices, will soon be home to a new “American Bistro” restaurant, a day spa, and luxury apartments.
Just what Downtown needs. [...]