Reducing drug penalties likely increased homelessness in California, new report says
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A new Public Policy Institute of California report assesses a 2014 ballot measure that lowered some drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.
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Two cities burned in LA fires settle YIMBY lawsuit
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Malibu and Pasadena ultimately agreed to allow state-decreed multiplex development in single-family neighborhoods after a pro-development legal nonprofit sued.Housing
Young Californians cite cost of living, distrust as top concerns, new poll finds
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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.Housing
BART station parking lot to return to Berkeley’s historic Black neighborhood
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Plans would transform the area to a mixed-use space with five buildings that would include more than 600 apartments.Housing
State laws may make Oakland’s Rockridge Trader Joe’s housing project hard to stop
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The proposed senior housing complex would have two towers, the taller tower consisting of 31 stories and well over 300 feet in height.Housing
Newsom signs housing bill to streamline affordable housing development
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The legislation will also create a new disaster fund to facilitate rebuilding homes that may have been destroyed in a disaster.California
What the big new federal housing bill means for California
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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?
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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
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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
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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
