housing Tens of thousands still waiting as California COVID rent relief program runs low on cash By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | December 4, 2023 The emergency relief program has been beset by lengthy delays and administrative disorganization, say struggling renters.
berkeley Eviction cases across California have reached — or even surpassed — pre-pandemic levels By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | November 26, 2023 Some blame moratoria for “creating a culture” of permitting the nonpayment of rent even for tenants who were working and had income.
Bay Area Speaker Rivas shuffles the leadership deck and YIMBYs win By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | November 22, 2023 Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks has been appointed to a more powerful position.
Featured in Category California reduces payments for rooftop solar power — for second time in a year By Ben Christopher & Julie Cart | CalMatters | November 16, 2023 Previous rates allowed mostly wealthy property owners to avoid paying fair share for maintaining the grid; latest overhaul now also impacts apartments, schools.
homelessness SF, Oakland among Bay Area cities to benefit from $60M state fund to tackle housing crisis By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | November 14, 2023 Piedmont joined other cities in applying for HomeKey grant funds to purchase and convert hotels, motels and other vacant properties into housing.
gavin newsom One third of homeless veterans live in California. Here’s Newsom’s new approach to help them By Shreya Agrawal | CalMatters | November 6, 2023 Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to shift the state’s resources to focus on veterans with serious mental health conditions.
Bay Area More working Californians slipped into poverty as pandemic aid expired By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | October 27, 2023 California’s poverty rate climbed and its working poor grew this spring, says the Public Policy Institute of California.
homelessness Why tiny homes will remain part of California’s homelessness equation for years By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | October 19, 2023 How far they go in solving homelessness is a contentious question.
gavin newsom Newsom blocks a bill to ban caste discrimination in California By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | October 10, 2023 What would have been a first-in-the-nation law divided South Asian communities in California.
City City invites residents to take short survey on Moraga Canyon housing plan By The City of Piedmont | October 6, 2023 The Moraga Canyon Specific Plan is an initiative to study ways to add 132 units of new housing to city-owned land.