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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.
Elections

Biden endorses Kamala Harris: What her California years reveal

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 22, 2024
The East Bay native's biography is singularly Californian.
Bay Area

The Supreme Court took powers away from federal regulators. Do California rules offer a backstop?

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 10, 2024
The effects of those rulings may be a bit more muted, legal experts say. California has an administrative state of its own.
Housing

These cities have a new tactic to evade California housing laws. Legal experts are dubious

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | June 18, 2024
A recent court ruling exempted five charter cities from a controversial housing law. That’s given anti-density advocates across California an idea.
Housing

California’s highest court rejects ‘people as pollution’ argument for UC Berkeley housing

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | June 6, 2024
The California Supreme Court gave the greenlight to build student and homeless housing at People’s Park, ending a years-long legal debate over whether student noise is an environmental pollutant.
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