Housing Starts Continue To Decline Statewide
Construction of new homes in California continued to decline in October, prompting California homebuilders to call on state lawmakers to reexamine the benefits of the state new-home buyer tax credit enacted earlier this year in hopes of getting similar legislation passed to stimulate the housing sector and the economy, the California Building Industry Association announced today.

Carlsbad City Council Advances Key Permit Process Improvements
On Tuesday, November 17th, the Carlsbad City Council gave the go-ahead to city staff to bring forward economic stimulus measures for the building industry, including a series of permit process improvements and entitlement protection measures.  The measures were developed through the constructive efforts of local builders, industry stakeholders and Carlsbad senior staff members as part of the city’s Development Process Review.  The measures include automatic extensions for local permits, EIR process streamlining, project submittal and plan check improvements, and faster processing time lines.  Collectively the changes represent critical cost-saving improvements for the building i

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Oceanside Recall Heads Down The Stretch
Oceanside Councilman, Jerry Kern is the target of a union backed recall campaign Oceanside voters head to the polls in just 18 days to determine the political fate of one of its councilmembers, Jerry Kern.  The freshman councilman is under attack by the municipal  employee unions who seek his removal from office on the eve of new contract negotiations.  Why? Because they need a third vote on the council to gain a more favorable contract.  This demonstrates to what extent the unions will go to gain the upper han

Hedgecock Warns of Rising Government Controls
Radio talk show host, Roger Hedgecock (right) speaks to 2010 BIASD President, Bob Cummings and James Padovano of JPC Restoration at the BIA Monthly Breakfast Radio talk show host, Roger Hedgecock pulled few punches in his critique of  growing government controls during an address at the Monthly BIA Breakfast in Del Mar toda