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.
energy As rooftop solar debate flares, builders, landlords, and renter advocates are taking sides By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | October 6, 2023 The California Public Utilities Commission may gut the payments to owners of solar panels on apartment buildings.
Bay Area Alameda County declares state of emergency over homelessness By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | September 22, 2023 The resolution unlocks additional resources and funding opportunities.
climate change Legal fights over California’s homeless camps expand By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | September 22, 2023 Municipal leaders are contesting a string of federal court rulings that restrict encampment sweeps.