June 1st, 2018 - Hayward - 18 Houses Proposed for Gading Rd.
"Councilwoman Sara Lamnin cast the single vote against the proposal when the council considered the commission's recommendation... 'Does the community benefit outweigh the 'gives' for this project? I can't say they do..."
To read the full article, please visit: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/06/01/hayward-18-houses-proposed-for-gading-road/
June 1st, 2018 - Hayward Moves to Preserve Remaining Rent-Controlled Housing
"The intent is to say we need to work together to figure this out...In the meantime, we need a little space around the 'decontrols,' and we need to make pretty clear a practice we already have in place about 'just cause.'"
To read the full interview, please visit: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/06/01/hayward-moves-to-preserve-remaining-rent-controlled-housing/
February 14th, 2018 - Sac Bee, New Pension Plan will Squeeze California Cities by Adam Aston
"A parade of city government officials in November, however, asked the CalPERS Board of Administration to stick to the current schedule. They said they were having trouble swallowing successive CalPERS rate hikes since 2013 that they said jeopardized their ability to fund public services.'Each new approach only adds to the costs of cities and therefore to the taxpayers,' Hayward City Councilwoman Sara Lamnin told the CalPERS board in November"
To read the full article, please visit: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article200057509.html
November 16th, 2017 - East Bay Times, Hayward Seeks to Quadruple Affordable Housing Fees by Darin Moriki
“The point was to encourage the development community to think creatively; partner with our affordable housing projects; get them further along the road and not just pay the fee amount to do it by looking back at your plans and thinking, ‘Well, instead of these 10 townhouses, I’ll do eight townhouses and two spots that become affordable by design instead of by subsidy,’ ” [Hayward City Council Member Sara Lamnin] said.
To read the full article, please visit: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/11/16/hayward-seeks-to-quadruple-affordable-housing-fees/
November 9th, 2017 - East Bay Times, Hayward to Allow Cannabis Businesses by Darin Moriki
“It’s about education; awareness; understanding what you’re using, when you’re using it and how you’re using it; what that means; and not mystifying it by tucking it away or making it attractive by making it mysterious,” [Hayward City Council Member Sara Lamnin] said.
To read the full article, please visit: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/11/09/hayward-to-allow-cannabis-businesses/
September 29th, 2017 - Reason, Cities Facing Fiscal Mess Plead with CalPERS as Pensions Consume Budgets: New at Reason by Steven Greenhut
"In Hayward, 68 percent of our unfunded pension cost is retiree benefits," said Hayward City Council member Sara Lamnin, who pointed out that "this means the promises of the past weren't paid for, frankly." Hayward's future is really troubling. She said that "over the next three fiscal years, the city of Hayward's revenue is projected to grow 1.4 percent, but our cost for PERS is going to go up 30.5 percent." Lamnin wasn't asking for someone to rescue Hayward. Officials just want to know how bad the damage will be. "We ask you for data," she said.
To read the full article, please visit: https://reason.com/blog/2017/09/29/cities-facing-fiscal-mess-plead-with-new
"Councilwoman Sara Lamnin cast the single vote against the proposal when the council considered the commission's recommendation... 'Does the community benefit outweigh the 'gives' for this project? I can't say they do..."
To read the full article, please visit: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/06/01/hayward-18-houses-proposed-for-gading-road/
June 1st, 2018 - Hayward Moves to Preserve Remaining Rent-Controlled Housing
"The intent is to say we need to work together to figure this out...In the meantime, we need a little space around the 'decontrols,' and we need to make pretty clear a practice we already have in place about 'just cause.'"
To read the full interview, please visit: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/06/01/hayward-moves-to-preserve-remaining-rent-controlled-housing/
February 14th, 2018 - Sac Bee, New Pension Plan will Squeeze California Cities by Adam Aston
"A parade of city government officials in November, however, asked the CalPERS Board of Administration to stick to the current schedule. They said they were having trouble swallowing successive CalPERS rate hikes since 2013 that they said jeopardized their ability to fund public services.'Each new approach only adds to the costs of cities and therefore to the taxpayers,' Hayward City Councilwoman Sara Lamnin told the CalPERS board in November"
To read the full article, please visit: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article200057509.html
November 16th, 2017 - East Bay Times, Hayward Seeks to Quadruple Affordable Housing Fees by Darin Moriki
“The point was to encourage the development community to think creatively; partner with our affordable housing projects; get them further along the road and not just pay the fee amount to do it by looking back at your plans and thinking, ‘Well, instead of these 10 townhouses, I’ll do eight townhouses and two spots that become affordable by design instead of by subsidy,’ ” [Hayward City Council Member Sara Lamnin] said.
To read the full article, please visit: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/11/16/hayward-seeks-to-quadruple-affordable-housing-fees/
November 9th, 2017 - East Bay Times, Hayward to Allow Cannabis Businesses by Darin Moriki
“It’s about education; awareness; understanding what you’re using, when you’re using it and how you’re using it; what that means; and not mystifying it by tucking it away or making it attractive by making it mysterious,” [Hayward City Council Member Sara Lamnin] said.
To read the full article, please visit: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/11/09/hayward-to-allow-cannabis-businesses/
September 29th, 2017 - Reason, Cities Facing Fiscal Mess Plead with CalPERS as Pensions Consume Budgets: New at Reason by Steven Greenhut
"In Hayward, 68 percent of our unfunded pension cost is retiree benefits," said Hayward City Council member Sara Lamnin, who pointed out that "this means the promises of the past weren't paid for, frankly." Hayward's future is really troubling. She said that "over the next three fiscal years, the city of Hayward's revenue is projected to grow 1.4 percent, but our cost for PERS is going to go up 30.5 percent." Lamnin wasn't asking for someone to rescue Hayward. Officials just want to know how bad the damage will be. "We ask you for data," she said.
To read the full article, please visit: https://reason.com/blog/2017/09/29/cities-facing-fiscal-mess-plead-with-new
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