Placer County Local News: Housing


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Image caption: Does California’s signature environmental law protect the state’s scenic beauty, or cause more problems than it solves?
CEQA: The Surprising Story of CA’s Key Environmental Law

The California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA, is both the state’s signature environmental legislation, and is also often named as the villain in the state’s housing shortage. But the story may not be that simple.

Image caption: Zoning laws tell you what you can and can't build on the property you own. How does government get away with that?
How Zoning Laws Shape California and Society

Zoning laws determine what can be built and where. These laws have shaped California, but are they really just tools for social engineering? The history of zoning is closely tied to racial segregation, as well as the state's shortage of …

Image caption: Owning homes is the primary way the middle class builds wealth, and an option no longer available to most Californians.
Is California’s Housing Crisis Making Inequality Worse?

California has some of the worst economic inequality in the United States. Is the housing crisis a cause?

Image caption: Thousands of homeowners have been kicked off their fire insurance policies.
California Fire Insurance Crisis: How the State Helps Homeowners

As California insurance companies have revoked the fire policies of thousands of homeowners, the state has taken steps to get them covered again.

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03/13/2025
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Construction has begun on an affordable apartment community in Roseville which promises much-needed housing for residents who qualify.

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03/07/2025
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District 5 Supervisor Cindy Gustafson is inviting the community to a virtual town hall meeting March 10 to hear updates regarding the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Phase 2 housing amendments for the Tahoe Basin Area Plan.

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03/05/2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to see tangible results from the $6.4 billion mental health bond voters approved last year. Moving fast carries a risk of neglecting under-resourced communities.

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03/03/2025
Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on energy, water and transit.

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02/26/2025
Read on for details about a report on the 2-year Yolo County Basic Income Program which ended in April 2024.

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02/26/2025
Each year, legislation aimed at better wildfire mitigation fails – often due to cost or conflict with environmental regulations.

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02/26/2025
Feather River College is still reeling from the 2021 Dixie Fire, which destroyed hundreds of homes in the surrounding community and warped the housing market. The college is one of many schools that have tried — and failed — to secure state grants to build more student housing.

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02/23/2025
A passel of recent California laws were supposed to supercharge the construction of desperately needed housing. According to YIMBY Law, they haven’t even come close.

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02/20/2025
In a dispute over whether he can convert his three-story condominium’s garage into its own ground-floor apartment, one Carlsbad resident is waging a battle against his homeowners association.

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02/19/2025
Read on for details about the new 288-unit apartment complex which has been completed and open for new residents on University Avenue in Rocklin.

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02/17/2025
Against the recommendation of his staff experts, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara denied a request from State Farm to green light “emergency” rate increases for insurance policy holders.

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02/14/2025
In the wake of the Los Angeles fires, State Farm asked for an “emergency” premium increase of 22% on average for California homeowners. Lara today denied the request pending more information.

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02/06/2025
Read on to learn more about the progress in converting a former Hampton Inn & Suites in Roseville to an apartment building for housing of former homeless.

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02/04/2025
State Farm, which already has rate increase requests pending, asked state officials to approve more insurance price increases.

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01/31/2025
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Auburn city officials met with City Council members Monday night to discuss a proposed general plan map designation for unincorporated areas of the north part of the city.

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01/27/2025
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What was once an office and retail building now houses Palisades employees and a family on a separate accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 395 North Lake Boulevard. Samir Tuma, known for his real estate work around the basin, acknowledged the high demand for housing in the area. "I was pleased with Placer County and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's approach to getting housing projects like these approved."

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01/24/2025
Damages in the ongoing Southern California wildfires are topping $250 billion, on track for the costliest disaster in US history. Read on to learn more.

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01/22/2025
A look at how the rebuilding effort is going in the California town of Paradise, wiped out in a 2018 fire, and how it offers insights for the tough road ahead for residents in neighborhoods destroyed in the fires of Southern California.

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01/16/2025
The wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County communities have destroyed at least 10,000 homes so far and more are in the path of still-uncontrolled flames.