Timothy Douglas

Include Residents' Ideas and Input

Gov. Newsom’s housing vision: It must be done smartly

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Weakening this law will only harm disadvantaged communities. My turn: Don’t blame environmental law for California’s housing crisis By Ashley Werner, Special to CALmatters California is facing a housing crisis of unprecedented proportions. Lower-income residents across the state must choose whether…

Last week (the final week of 2018), Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability and the Public Interest Law Project filed a lawsuit on behalf of Comunidades Unidas Por Un Cambio against the County of Fresno. For more than a year,…

On a 4-1 vote today, Dec. 13, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved 11 affordable energy pilot projects in disadvantaged communities in the San Joaquin Valley. The projects will increase access to affordable and renewable energy for more than…

From the Fresno Bee: "A task force to tackle gentrification in Fresno is on the horizon — but some residents say the gesture is too, too late. Approved last week by the City Council, the city must establish the task…

During a radio interview with KFCF in Fresno, Ashley Werner, an attorney with Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, explains what the city needs to do and why they must listen to residents. The interview begins at 11:43.

Residents need to be involved in neighborhood planning. Fresno Bee-Leadership Counsel, Coalition Call for More Community Inclusion