Housing
wildfires
California lawmakers failed to fix the insurance market. So what comes next?
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Legislators weren’t able to reach a compromise that helps insurers with wildfire risk while also protecting homeowners.Bay Area
To sweep homeless camps, California cities must offer ‘adequate shelter,’ but what that means is up for debate
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Five years ago a federal appeals court said evicting homeless people from public spaces when they have no other options is cruel and unusual punishment.City
City Council OKs new ADU plans and design standards for multifamily and mixed-use buildings
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The approval should make it easier to add affordable housing units in the city.Bay Area
California lawmakers send caste discrimination bill to Newsom
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The first-in-the-nation bill bans caste discrimination under California’s housing and employment laws.City
City Council to consider two proposals on Sept. 5 aimed at making it easier to create new housing in town
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Pre-approved design plans for affordable ADUs and objective design standards for multifamily and mixed-use buildings are on the table.City
Revised Housing Element open for comment through Sept. 8
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While awaiting certification from the State reviewers, city staff are working to implement the Housing Element programs and policies.Education
Why new UC Berkeley housing law, if approved, won’t clear the way to build dorms yet
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Even if the proposal passes, its fate lies in the hands of the state Supreme Court.homelessness
Families have high hopes for Gavin Newsom’s CARE Courts. Providers want to lower expectations
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The big new experiment to push people with mental illness off the streets and into treatment starts this fall.Bay Area
