We’ve got another mixtape of interesting stories for your weekend.
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Here are this week’s picks:
• Scott Lewis, CEO, on “Housing Affordability Is a Supply Side Issue“:
Speaks directly to my latest affordable housing post.
• Liam Dillon, City Hall reporter, on “San Jose softens pension proposal“:
This one shows the difficulties cities are having putting together radical pension reform measures that are legal.
Bonus Dillon! He recommended “California Republicans seek roster of statewide candidates” too:
This story says state Republicans are counting on Nathan Fletcher as a standard bearer for the party. It will be interesting to see if they put their money where their hopes are in the mayor’s race, particularly against two top-tier Republicans.
• Will Carless, investigative reporter, tweeted about “City Teacher Data Reports Are Released“:
What’s going on w teacher assessment in New York is fascinating. Follow the drama here: nyti.ms/vZEBOe
— Will Carless (@willcarless) February 24, 2012
• Me on “Get Your Kitchen Out of My Parking Space!“:
I’ve been really interested in the rise of food trucks. This Matt Yglesias post at Slate looks at some of the different regulations cities have for them and what a bill introduced in California would do.
• Reader Richard Winkler on “The Great Oasis“:
So Cal is a desert and there are some ideas in this that we could try here.
Dagny Salas is the web editor at voiceofsandiego.org. You can contact her directly at dagny.salas@voiceofsandiego.org or 619.550.5669.
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