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Housing

California considering a first of its kind idea to boost factory-built housing

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 31, 2026
The state may get into the construction insurance business.
Housing

Scott Wiener passed laws that made it easier to build in California. Can he do the same in Congress?

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 23, 2026
The San Francisco Democrat has a reputation for producing and passing a lot of legislation.
gavin newsom

California has 40,000 affordable housing units ready to break ground. One setback is holding them up

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 9, 2026
Tens of thousands of affordable units across California are stuck in financial purgatory, according to a new report.
California

Factory-built housing hasn’t taken off in California yet, but this year might be different

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 13, 2026
Building homes inside a factory could revolutionize the American housing industry, ushering in a new era of higher quality homes at lower price.
Housing

Year in review: Big changes to California housing policy

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | December 24, 2025
Democratic lawmakers finally got serious about building. 
Bay Area

Gavin Newsom signs law overhauling local zoning to build more housing

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | October 10, 2025
After weeks of waiting, California’s governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California’s biggest metro areas.
Housing

Why this wealthy Bay Area suburb is at the center of the next big fight over California housing

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | October 10, 2025
Cities across the state have reason to watch and see how things play out.
Bay Area

Why figuring out how many homes California needs is more art than science

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | September 26, 2025
56,000 or 2.7 million or 840,000: Why is one of California’s most pressing policy problems so hard to measure?
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.
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