Bay Area Two bills could require sobriety as condition to receive homeless housing in California By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | May 16, 2024 Lawmakers are attempting to upend a key tenet of the state’s current homelessness policy.
housing Marin County affordable housing project cut in half after pushback over equity concerns By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News | May 6, 2024 Community groups say the project would contribute to gentrification and the displacement of historically marginalized families.
commentary New battlegrounds emerge in California’s endless housing conflict By Dan Walters | CalMatters | May 1, 2024 Insights into why a wealthy South Bay community had its housing element decertified, after it had been approved only months before.
Bay Area 8 Bay Area projects receive state grants to move homeless residents off the streets By Pete Young | Bay City News | April 25, 2024 Oakland is among the recipients.
homelessness Supreme Court weighs upending homeless protections By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | April 22, 2024 A case before the court could give cities in California and beyond greater authority to crack down on homeless encampments.
energy A plan to change your utility rates is dividing California environmentalists. Here’s why By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | April 19, 2024 The state’s largest power providers could slap most customers with a new fixed charge.
gavin newsom Backers of California homeless camp ban cite ‘successful’ San Diego law. But is it? By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | April 11, 2024 A new bill would make it illegal for homeless residents to camp in certain places, such as near schools, throughout California.
gavin newsom California fails to track its homelessness spending, outcomes, says new audit By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | April 9, 2024 There’s so little data available, it’s impossible to even tell if several of California’s largest homelessness programs are working.
housing These Californians just got protection from big rent hikes By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | April 5, 2024 Tenants in many new privately owned, low-income units will be protected from double-digit increases.
housing California’s most controversial housing law could get a makeover By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | April 2, 2024 Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the state’s most controversial housing statute.