Tag: "housing"

More Evidence that the Stimulus Bill is Working

More Evidence that the Stimulus Bill is Working

The Bay Area and our neighbor to the north, Portland, Oregon, have had a friendly competition over which of us is the greenest state.

 
Jim Gunshinan

Post on Mar 25, 2011 by

Urban Growth on the Ballot

Urban Growth on the Ballot

In the East Bay city of San Ramon, voters are deciding a measure that would substantially expand their city limits. Measure W is one of several urban growth measures on Bay Area ballots this November.

 
Lauren Sommer

Post on Oct 22, 2010 by from

Turning Lemons Into Energy Efficient Homes

Turning Lemons Into Energy Efficient Homes

While new housing is stalled in the United States, there is lots of funding-in the billions of dollars-on the way for weatherization, residential energy efficiency, and renewable energy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

 
Jim Gunshinan

Post on May 01, 2009 by

Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street

I haven't talked about the elderly in my blog entries so far, but they make up a growing segment of the U.S. population. Those my age– 50-ish– who don't like to think of themselves as baby boomers, will be in that demographic in no time. And many of us worry, sometimes a lot, about finding the best place for our elderly parents to spend their last years.

 
Jim Gunshinan

Post on Mar 06, 2009 by