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Housing

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CapRadio's coverage of housing issues in the Sacramento region.

 

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State Government

Tax on short-term rentals like Airbnb could fund California affordable housing

June 2, 2023

A bill to tax Airbnb and other short-term rentals to fund affordable housing projects could be voted on by the Senate soon. The proposal has revived the debate over Airbnb and its role in the housing crisis.

Steve Martarano / Solving Sacramento

Health Care

WellSpace’s ‘Crib’ program provides temporary alternative to hospital or jail for unhoused people in crisis

May 30, 2023

WellSpace’s Crisis Receiving for Behavioral Health (CRBH) program — known as “Crib” — debuted in summer 2020. The crisis center allows subjects up to recuperate from a mental health crisis or substance intoxication for up to 24 hours on site.

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Grand jury report says Sacramento region lacks coordinated approach to tackling homelessness

May 26, 2023 | Chris Nichols

In its report, the Sacramento County Grand Jury called on the region’s local governments to form a Joint Powers Authority to confront the growing crisis.

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State Government

A California bill would limit housing security deposits to one month’s rent

May 23, 2023 | Steve Milne | Nicole Nixon

Currently, landlords can ask for security deposits of up to three months’ rent for some apartments. Assembly member Matt Haney (D-San Francisco)’s AB 12 would limit it to one month’s rent.

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Health Care

As Sacramento summer heat approaches, unhoused people, housing advocates call for support

May 18, 2023 | Janelle Salanga

With city, county bans on homeless camping and shelters cramped, potential sweeps leave unhoused people in a bind. Self-governed community Camp Resolution also seeks infrastructure to run fans and A/C.

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California is losing population and building new houses. When will home prices come down?

May 15, 2023

When will the law of supply and demand cool California’s housing market? The state is losing population as it builds homes at its fastest clip in more than a decade.

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California’s homeownership rate falls again — with the sharpest drop among younger adults

May 15, 2023 | Chris Nichols

A new research paper found homeownership fell 10 percentage points among Californians aged 35 to 45, to less than 40%.

State Government

Newsom administration sues Elk Grove for denying affordable housing project

May 3, 2023 | Chris Nichols

The suit is California’s latest effort to enforce state housing laws against local governments it says are illegally rejecting new developments as residents struggle to pay for skyrocketing rents and mortgages.

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Two longtime Sacramento hotels could soon turn into permanent homeless housing

April 20, 2023 | Chris Nichols

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors this week approved applications asking Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration for $37 million to purchase and renovate the hotels through the state’s Homekey initiative.

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Unhoused residents at Sacramento’s 'Camp Resolution' reach first-of-its-kind lease to remain on city-owned property

April 10, 2023 | Chris Nichols

The deal allows the approximately 50 people living in tents and trailers at the camp to remain until all obtain permanent housing. The city had threatened to remove residents last fall.

 

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Mayors Darrell Steinberg And Michael Tubbs On Addressing Homelessness

January 14, 2020

In Gov. Newsom’s new budget there’s a major push to fund initiatives to address the state’s homelessness crisis. Cities and counties will be required to partner with the state in this effort. Two mayors discuss what they hope to do.

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Wave Of New Housing Laws Set To Take Effect This Year

January 8, 2020

New state laws are set to take effect, all related to some aspect of housing: from prohibiting landlords rejecting tenants who use vouchers, to easing construction of granny flats, to the building of high density housing near jobs and transit.

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Sacramento Explores Tiny Homes As A Partial Solution to Homelessness

October 30, 2019

In an appearance on Insight last week, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg unveiled a proposal for a future campus of tiny homes to begin to address housing the City’s burgeoning homeless population.

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California Lawmakers Tackle Housing Issues Impacting Renters

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.

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California Dream: The Cost Of Living In California

May 8, 2018

Why does it cost so much to live in California? CALmatters data reporter Matt Levin explains why housing costs are so high.

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