Election 2018 is in full swing -- and now is the time to start figuring out how you're going to vote!
Our Fall 2018 "Policy and a Pints" will focus on California's General Election ballot. We're holding discussions with panelists who, whether they are "for, " against" or "neutral," will give us the straight talk on local/statewide propositions and races, and what it means if you vote yay or nay on each.
Of the 11 propositions on the ballot this year, four of them are focused on housing.
In this podcast, we're taking a look at Proposition 1, about issuing $4 billion in general bonds for affordable housing-related programs and housing loans for veterans.
PANELISTS * Laine Himmelmann, director of development for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento * Rob Wassmer, acting chair of Sacramento State's Department of Public Policy and Administration, and head of its Master's Program in Urban Land Development
PODCAST PLAY-BY-PLAY * 0 to 3:50 min - Intro to California Groundbreakers * 3:50 min - Panelists introduce themselves, and pick their favorite "dream house" in California * 6:50 min - Starting with a primer on bonds in California - how they're issued, used, spent and paid for * 14 min - What Proposition 1 covers, and what the $4 billion would be earmarked for * 16 min - The backstory on why Prop 1 made it to the ballot, and how the state legislature played a role * 20:30 min - Building homes is an expensive process in California - would Prop 1 make that any easier or less costly? * 28:45 min - How would Prop 1 affect the revenue that local governments get from housing fees and property taxes? * 35:30 min - Any specific low-income groups of excluded from this bill, and would the housing built be "affordable housing" for the long term? * 41 min - How much does the problem of artificial inflation of housing prices by lenders and real estate investors affect the housing supply in California? * 42:55 min - What is the role of the private sector -- for-profit housing developers -- in Prop 1? * 45:30 min - What should the next governor and the next legislative session do to address housing, whether Prop 1 passes or not? * 56:20 min - Panelists explain the pros and cons of Proposition 1 passing/not passing