housing California could borrow a record-breaking $35 billion to tackle the housing crisis. Will voters go along? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | August 3, 2023 Three of the biggest housing bonds in state history are bound for the 2024 ballot.
rent Third time’s a charm for expanding rent control in California? By Lynn La | CalMatters | July 28, 2023 A new rent control measure has made the November 2024 ballot in California.
housing ‘Prohousing’ powerhouses: Bay Area locales recognized for efforts to add new residences By Charles Ayitay | Bay City News | July 21, 2023 Designated “prohousing” communities can get funding and other resources through a state grant program to speed up housing production.
housing Some of California’s ‘cheapest’ cities have seen the biggest rent hikes By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 21, 2023 A surge in new inland residents that began in the pandemic has upended local housing markets.
homelessness L.A.’s new homeless solution clears camps but struggles to house people By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | July 14, 2023 The SoCal city is grappling with the state’s largest population of unhoused residents.
City Planning Commission to discuss new programs intended to streamline housing production By Pierce Macdonald, City of Piedmont Senior Planner | July 7, 2023 The Commission's recommendations are expected to come before the Council on August 14.
gavin newsom California gets reparations recommendations, as some bemoan Supreme Court’s ruling and Newsom’s absence By Wendy Fry, Rya Jetha, and Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | June 29, 2023 The report's recommendations for reparation include a proposal that the state apologize and make financial amends for slavery and decades of racist policies.
gavin newsom What you need to know on the California budget deal By Sameea Kamal and Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | June 27, 2023 Legislators will start voting today on bills related to the agreement that was weeks in the making.
Bay Area Four things California can do as home insurers retreat By Grace Gedye | CalMatters | June 15, 2023 Two major insurance providers are no longer selling new policies, but smaller firms remain.
business Renters’ rights: California advocates chip away at landlords’ political influence By Alejandra Reyes-Velvarde | CalMatters | June 15, 2023 As groups representing landlords and real estate pour millions of dollars into political coffers, tenant groups are celebrating recent victories.