Housing California is losing population and building new houses By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | May 15, 2023 There are now more homes per person than there have been since at least 1991.
Housing A Bay Area homebuilder planned a project with union rules. Can it work anywhere else? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | May 8, 2023 A builder in a wealthy Bay Area community agreed to a strict union-hiring standard to take advantage of a new housing law. Then it tried to change the deal.
Housing Cracks in California labor coalition raise hopes for YIMBY breakthrough on housing bill By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | April 24, 2023 United union opposition to a contested housing bill is splintering.
gavin newsom A boom for concealed carry classes, but long waits for permits By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 21, 2023 Many more gun owners are seeking California concealed carry permits, even in blue, coastal counties.
California Housing battles on the horizon By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 10, 2023 City of Huntington Beach sets up a fight with the state over housing law.
COVID-19 New California pay-to-play law taken to court By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 24, 2023 The law was co-authored by an ideology-spanning group of Democrats and a Republican.
gavin newsom Do California’s energy policies conflict? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 23, 2023 Gas pump sticker shock and clean energy transition collide in special legislative session.
Bay Area California’s persistently shrinking population — and the reasons why By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 17, 2023 Californians leaving the state drive the numbers.
Bay Area California homelessness: Where are the state’s billions going? Here’s the new, best answer By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 16, 2023 A new state report offers a bird's-eye view of how much the state has spent to halt homelessness — nearly $10 billion over three years.
lgbtq Will California protect gay marriage in its constitution? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 15, 2023 California's Proposition 8 was struck down in federal court but anti-gay marriage language it introduced remains in the constitution.