Housing California Legislature overrides local zoning to boost transit-oriented development By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | September 12, 2025 California lawmakers just laid the groundwork for a highly targeted building boom.
Bay Area Breakthrough on California housing could put taller buildings in single-family neighborhoods By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | September 5, 2025 A powerful California construction union is no longer fighting a bill that would ease barriers to the construction of tall apartment buildings near transit stations.
Bay Area California affordable housing programs are on the chopping block after Supreme Court ruling By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | August 2, 2025 Many California cities require homebuilders to create affordable housing or pay fees to support construction of those units.
Housing So many reasons to stay put: What’s behind California’s frozen housing market? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 28, 2025 The cost of moving in California is steep.
gavin newsom California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 11, 2025 You might wonder what took so long.
Bay Area Newsom picks more housing over CEQA in backing two bills meant to speed construction By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | May 14, 2025 This isn’t the first time the governor has weighed in on the landmark environmental law.
Housing Welcome to the first fire-resistant neighborhood. Now what about the rest of California? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | April 30, 2025 This is the first time the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety plans to give its stamp of approval to an entire neighborhood.
Bay Area Will this bill be the end of California’s housing vs environment wars? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 26, 2025 State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks's bill is simple: No more environmental lawsuits for “infill” housing.
California New fire maps put nearly 4 million Californians in hazardous zones. What does that mean for the people who live there? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 24, 2025 CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps -- and some designations for Piedmont homes have changed.
homelessness ‘Quiet panic’ as national rental assistance program set to run out of cash By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 18, 2025 Federal housing authorities announced that there's no plan to save the COVID-era emergency housing voucher.