October 14, 2019
At least three of 10 school districts in Santa Cruz County are exploring the option of building below-market homes for teachers and staff on school district property.
October 10, 2019 | Chris Nichols
Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs claimed his city "has seen the second highest rent increases in the nation." PolitiFact California examined what’s driving these soaring rents and the challenge researchers have in finding reliable rental data.
October 8, 2019
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law limiting rent increases for some people over the next decade as the nation's most populous state continues to struggle with a housing crisis.
October 4, 2019 | Chris Nichols
Californians now rank homelessness as their biggest concern, along with jobs and the economy. It’s the first time in the two-decade history of the Public Policy Institute of California’s survey that homelessness has been ranked as the top problem.
August 30, 2019 | Ben Adler | Chris Nichols
A statement from Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic legislative leaders and the bill’s author says they’ve “come to an agreement on a series of amendments” that would “create strong renter protections.”
August 27, 2019 | Chris Nichols
Nine of the state’s 12 cities with the highest rents failed to build a single apartment over a four-year period, according to a recent Brookings Institution report.
August 16, 2019 | Chris Nichols
The city of Sacramento is suing seven homeless people, asking a court to ban them from a business district over their past history of drug use and other crimes.
June 10, 2019
CALmatters Data and Housing Reporter Matt Levin looks at how renters fared in the current legislative session: what bills were discussed, which ones died and what survived.
June 7, 2019
By a significant margin, a majority of Californians want the state Legislature to force local governments to build more housing. They're in for a disappointment.
May 22, 2019 | Bob Moffitt
The county’s affordable housing shortage has increased, according to a new study by the California Housing Partnership. Advocates are pushing for more money from local governments.
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