Rick Bonilla☮️
@RickBonilla
Followers
1K
Following
7K
Media
84
Statuses
5K
Former Mayor @ San Mateo, PROUD UNION Carpenter! Supporter of Housing! Founder and Former Peninsula Clean Energy Director!! 🔨🪚🚲
San Mateo, CA
Joined June 2015
It was an honor to spend two years working on and advocating for passage of this legislation with Professor Elmendorf and Assemblymember @PhilTing. It was definitely a heavy lift but we got it done. @SPUR_Urbanist
Disclosure: AB 1633 was spurred by one of my papers (w/ the great @TDuncheon) and I provided pro-bono advice to the bill's author, @PhilTing. https://t.co/OCcsdJcK8x /end
1
3
4
This week, SJ City Council took the first step towards a policy I’ve been fighting for since I was a planning commissioner. Want to keep up with what I’m doing to make housing more affordable in San José and get updates on how you can help? Sign up at https://t.co/jvWV6TavjH!
0
7
14
You can bet your life that I’m voting YES!!! My only request for you is that you look at and weigh the importance of the difference California can make in whether OUR government in Washington works for us or not. Vote your conscience. Vote on November 4!!!
Obama weighs in on Prop. 50
0
0
3
I've spent the last 8 months of my life working to pass #SB79. It will be transformative for housing in California, and is one of the best things I'll probably ever get to do. As of this morning, it's officially law; now it's time to drink!
69
41
856
San Jose approves loan for downtown workforce housing high-rise tower
mercurynews.com
San Jose officials have signed off on a $38 million loan for the Gateway Tower project, a 220-unit 100% affordable housing development in the city’s SoFA District.
0
0
3
CORRECTING THE RECORD ON SB 79. @MayorOfLA Bass sent a letter to @CAgovernor Newsom asking him to veto SB79. It's got inaccuracies and misinterpretations, so we sent a letter to going through them. See our latest blog post for a full breakdown. https://t.co/HRJJKSgZnn
abundanthousingla.org
Correcting the Record on SB 79 Last month , the State Legislature, a critical and historic piece of legislation that would legalize more homes near major transit stops. SB 79 would not only build...
3
30
115
A bill released in the final days of the legislative session creates a carve-out from more permissive building rules and appears to target just one project: a proposed apartment building in Sen. @MoniqueLimonCA's district. https://t.co/AB4TvpEHoz 📝 @frombenc
calmatters.org
The 270-unit is proposed behind the city’s historic Mission, and in the district of incoming Senate president Monique Limón.
3
15
107
Why is the rent so damn high in LA? Simple economics: the demand for housing is extremely high and our housing supply is extremely low.
168
275
2K
I just donated to Housing Action Coalition! Will you join me in supporting their cause?
0
0
4
Gov. Newsom, Legislature tangle with construction unions over minimum wage
eastbaytimes.com
Lawmakers are weighing a provision that would allow developers to pay a lower wage for some construction projects, theoretically stimulating housing production in California. Unions and environment…
0
0
4
College Lied to Us The American Dream got expensive, and it stopped working 2025 has made one thing painfully clear: College isn’t the answer for most people anymore. 📉 Student loan debt just hit $2 trillion. 📈 42% of recent grads are working jobs that don’t require a
18
81
384
'It will be the last thing I take down': Sarah Inama announces resignati... https://t.co/ztNw16fP0m via @YouTube
0
0
2
BTW, they are all Democrats! The WFP is not recognized as a party in California and should not be confused with a way that you can register to vote. That’s not the case. They’re just a group of people that stand up for working people.
1
0
0
HAC is getting ready to ROCK the HOUSING world with its 19th annual Spring Symposium! Get your ticket now!
0
0
0
I just signed a @growtherichmond petition: Support 456 New Housing Units at 3700 California!. Sign here:
actionnetwork.org
On Thursday, May 1st, 2025, at 12 pm, the San Francisco Planning Commission will consider whether to allow 456 new residential units to move forward at 3700 California Street (the site of the current...
0
0
0
I just signed a @theactionnet petition: Strengthen Tenant Protections in San Mateo. If you have friends or family who struggle, PLEASE sign here:
actionnetwork.org
Renters make up nearly 48% of San Mateo households, yet they face disproportionate financial and housing instability. Policies to strengthen tenant protections are essential to creating a stable,...
0
0
1
If we’re serious about making CA more affordable, sustainable & resilient, we must make it easier to build housing, clean energy, transit & climate projects. Our report makes it clear: the system isn’t working & it's on us to fix it. More via @CalMatters:
calmatters.org
Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said California lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction.
22
74
409
I just signed a @theactionnet petition: Save the San Mateo High Bike Lanes. Sign here:
actionnetwork.org
The City of San Mateo is considering ripping out the new bike lanes around San Mateo High and College Park Elementary Schools - the most dangerous streets in the City. We need to make our streets...
0
0
1