Change Management and Workplace Design
By Winfield S. Roney
What are employees’ greatest fears about change management?
The biggest fear here is the word “change.” Let’s face it, no one likes change. I wish we had...
McNellis: The Chapter After Eleven
By John McNellis
Put Mervyns, Blockbuster and Lassie together, and what do you have? Two dogs and a money-maker. If you own retail property, what did you have with Chevys...
Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by Race
By Julia Angwin, Ariana Tobin and Madeleine Varner
In February, Facebook said it would step up enforcement of its prohibition against discrimination in advertising for housing, employment or credit. But...
McNellis: The Hell of Regulatory Interpretation
By John McNellis
One truth that bears learning is this: News is very seldom as good—or as bad—as it first appears. Even when it comes out of Washington, D.C. If you...
In California, WOTS up WOTUS?
By Wendy L. Manley and Bruce S. Flushman
This month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers finalized a rule intended to “increase clarity as to the...
McNellis: Whole Foods’ Existential Threat?
“Amazon's plunge into the $800 billion US grocery industry posed an existential threat to rivals.” CNN August 2018
By John McNellis
A couple questions remained in the wake of Whole Foods’...
Makeover or Makeweight? SB 743 and CEQA Reform
By Arthur Coon and Matthew Henderson
Few pieces of legislation have engendered as much debate both inside and outside the courtroom as the California Environmental Quality Act (or “CEQA”) has...
Reno Seeks to Purchase Motels as Affordable Housing Instead of Letting Developers Demolish Them
The mayor of Reno did little to stop the razing of motels that housed low-income residents or to replace lost units. Following a ProPublica investigation, that may change.
Anjeanette Damon,...
Senate Bill 330 Housing Crisis Act Explained
By Steven Vettel and Charles “CJ” Higley
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law several housing-related bills passed in the 2019-2020 state legislative session. At the start of the...
Oakland Proposed Developer Fees Summarized
By Robert Selna
Unlike most large Bay Area cities, Oakland has not charged development impact fees to pay for affordable housing, but that is likely to change soon. The ramifications...
