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Bay Area residents more likely to own homes after leaving region, new study finds

By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News and Exedra Staff | July 31, 2026

The study by California Policy Lab found that people who move out of the Bay Area typically relocate to neighborhoods where home values are about 50% lower, and rents are about one-third cheaper.

Two cities burned in LA fires settle YIMBY lawsuit

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters

BART station parking lot to return to Berkeley’s historic Black neighborhood

By Josephine Tsai | Bay City News

State laws may make Oakland’s Rockridge Trader Joe’s housing project hard to stop

Newsom signs housing bill to streamline affordable housing development

By Lloyd B. Davis | Bay City News

Young Californians cite cost of living, distrust as top concerns, new poll finds

By Christopher Vinasco, Bay City News | July 29, 2026

Cost of living and inflation ranked as the single biggest motivator for the 2026 midterms, followed by opposition to the Trump administration, including among voters registered with no party preference.

California

What the big new federal housing bill means for California

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 13, 2026

For high-cost cities that don’t build much housing (as in lots of urban California), the federal bill includes a novel carrot and stick.

Housing

Their town burned to the ground. Should they get a pass from California’s new housing laws?

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 2, 2026

A bill intended to check investor-led redevelopment could also make it more difficult for fire survivors to sell their properties should they decide or be forced by necessity not to rebuild.

Bay Area

What is the California Legislature doing about homelessness this year? These are the bills to watch

By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | June 25, 2026

State funds for sober housing, disposing of RVs on city streets, and creating a plan for homelessness prevention have made the cut so far.

Housing

‘Living nightmare’: Oakland activists, tenants demand action on housing code violations

By Eric Urbach | Bay City News | June 24, 2026

The protest came just before the Oakland City Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee was set to vote on its annual housing action plan.

Housing

A California housing bill would raise wages to $28. Why do some unions hate it?

By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | June 4, 2026

This is just the latest spat between two rival construction unions over the future of California housing policy.

featured

Newsom’s last budget: Cuts, larger reserves sought amid fears AI tech boom could fade

By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | May 15, 2026

The governor proposes new spending in some areas like healthcare for low- and middle-income households, but also hikes premiums for undocumented immigrant adults.