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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.
Housing

‘Limited to no impact’: Why a pro-housing group says California’s pro-housing laws aren’t producing more

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 24, 2025
YIMBY group says unworkable requirements and glaring loopholes have stymied progress.
Housing

No new ADUs here: When California law and homeowner association rules collide

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 21, 2025
A raft of California laws on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) have been particularly aggressive in stripping locals of their regulatory say-so.
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