Who is Buffy Wicks? Meet the legislator dividing California real estate

Buffy Wicks, the four-term California legislator who ignited a real estate firestorm this week with a proposal to cap transfer taxes statewide, signaled her priorities months ago. “In 2026, I’m interested in attending fewer bill signing ceremonies and more ribbon cuttings,” Wicks wrote in a blog on Nov. 24. Despite authoring 56 bills in the 2025-2026 legislative session — four more than the previous session — Wicks argued that legislative victories mean little if they don’t produce more housing. The true measure of success, she wrote, is “whether homes families can afford actually get built quickly and begin benefiting our […]

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