Ben Christopher | Piedmont Exedra

Supreme Court case about impact fees could have huge consequences for housing in California

Case to determine how much leeway cities and counties have in offsetting new construction with fees to pay for infrastructure.

Opponents of proposed housing projects will find it harder to use the California Environmental Quality Act to delay projects.

The state has hundreds of millions to spend, but developers say they need billions.

The Legislature passed more affordable housing laws but home prices and rents are still increasing.

The emergency relief program has been beset by lengthy delays and administrative disorganization, say struggling renters.

Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks has been appointed to a more powerful position.

The California Public Utilities Commission may gut the payments to owners of solar panels on apartment buildings.

Insurers would return to wildfire zones, but would have an easier path to rate increases.

A patchwork of bills are giving housing developers and local governments more options to reduce red tape for housing projects.

An effort to lower the approval threshold for municipal bond measures would drastically alter the landscape for local government housing projects.