Tom Elias
Opinion: Solution to state’s housing crunch
So SB 50 is dead, most likely at least for the rest of this election year. How does California now solve its housing problems without...
Tom Elias
Opinion: Does state need rent control just two years after that issue failed at polled by 20 percent
It was a head-scratcher the other day when the AIDS Healthcare Foundation submitted more than 1 million voter signatures aiming to place...
The Madera Tribune
Habitat for Humanity, City of Madera plan to build 5 homes in 6 months
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Local dignitaries and community partners gather to break ground Wednesday for Habitat for Humanity...
Tom Elias
Opinion: SB 50 revival sought, with big changes
Every time Scott Wiener amends his SB 50 plan to force much higher housing density on virtually all parts of California, it seems a...
For The Madera Tribune
College opens new ag center
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune State Center Community College District officials past and present, in front the new Center for...
Tami Jo Nix
Angels come to homeowner’s rescue
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera homeowner, Charlotte Morris, who has been undergoing cancer treatment, gets assistance from...
Tom Elias
Opinion: Newsom’s first year: ‘Biggest problem’ remains unresolved
The utility company blackouts that accompanied the first severe blast of the fall fire season in October quickly became the signal events...
Tom Elias
Opinion: Can money, new dwellings stem homelessness?
Californians are about to find out whether money and new apartment-style dwellings can do much about the state’s expanding and seemingly...