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Taxes

5 tax measures are on the California ballot. Here’s how to make sense of them all

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | October 5, 2026
Voters in the state haven’t had to make so many decisions about tax policy at the ballot box since 1994.
Housing

Why a bill to juice condo construction died even though California lawmakers voted for it

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | September 1, 2026
Supporters said a condo construction bill was a key to unlocking the type of affordable for-sale housing that California desperately needs.
Bay Area

Almost nowhere in California is building enough, according to the state. Here’s why

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | August 11, 2026
Check to see how Piedmont stacks up.
Housing

Two cities burned in LA fires settle YIMBY lawsuit

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 31, 2026
Malibu and Pasadena ultimately agreed to allow state-decreed multiplex development in single-family neighborhoods after a pro-development legal nonprofit sued.
California

What the big new federal housing bill means for California

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 13, 2026
For high-cost cities that don’t build much housing (as in lots of urban California), the federal bill includes a novel carrot and stick.
Housing

Their town burned to the ground. Should they get a pass from California’s new housing laws?

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 2, 2026
A bill intended to check investor-led redevelopment could also make it more difficult for fire survivors to sell their properties should they decide or be forced by necessity not to rebuild.
Housing

A California housing bill would raise wages to $28. Why do some unions hate it?

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | June 4, 2026
This is just the latest spat between two rival construction unions over the future of California housing policy.
Elections

Governor YIMBY: In California’s unsettled race, most candidates see eye-to-eye on housing

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | May 12, 2026
On zoning, permitting, fees and NIMBY obstruction, the leading candidates all say the state must make it easier to build more homes.
Elections

In the six-way race to be California’s treasurer, it likely comes down to two Democrats

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | May 5, 2026
The state's treasurer manages bonds, pensions, and billions in cash.
Elections

A plan to cut a California tax is going to voters. Why LA’s ‘mansion tax’ is at the center of it

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | April 22, 2026
Other cities would also see an impact if the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers' Association-sponsored measure passes in November.
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