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How Much Would It Cost to End Homelessness in California? Try More Than $100 Billion

10/17/2024

Multiple state agencies spent nearly $24 billion on housing and homeless programs in the first five years of Gavin Newsom’s governorship, but the number of people without homes continued to grow, rising by 20% to more than 180,000 in the most recent federal count in 2023.

California Pledged $500 Million to Help Tenants Preserve Affordable Housing. They Didn’t Get a Dime.

10/09/2024

California allotted half a billion dollars to help community land trusts across the state. But budget cuts and bureaucracy have land trust advocates back where they were in 2020: seeking state aid to preserve affordable housing.

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Notice of Availability and Public Review of Draft Sixth Cycle Updating Housing Element

Information provided by the County of San Benito. Lea este articulo en español aquí.PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: November 4, 2024, to November 11, 2024The County of San Benito has given notice of the availability of the 6th Cycle (2023-2031) San Benito …

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Despite Housing Crisis, San Benito County Planners Deny Project

Lea este artículo en español aquí.After a two-year-long push and pull, the San Benito County Planning Commission denied the 141 single-family-unit project known as Lands of Lee, proposed for Fairview Road in Hollister. One of the main reasons behind the …

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New Law Allows More Farmworker Housing Development in Santa Clara County

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a new state law that could lead to more farmworker housing development in Santa Clara County.

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Concerned About Traffic, San Benito Planners Withhold Housing Project OK

Lea este artículo en español aquí.Two years after it was conceived, the plan for the 141 single-family unit project known as Lands of Lee, proposed to be built on Fairview Road in Hollister, has yet to be approved. At its …

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Salvation Army and Cesar Chavez Foundation Join Forces to Empower San Benito County Communities

Information provided by Salvation Army Hollister. Lea este artículo en español aquí.The Salvation Army Hollister Corps Community Center, in collaboration with the Cesar Chavez Foundation, is launching an impactful program to empower migrant workers and support the unhoused community in …

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Market Factors Lead to Increase in Renters in South County

With home ownership increasingly surpassing the reach of many Californians and residential real estate prices going up across the board, more people in South County are renting their homes in recent years.

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Prefab Temporary Housing Might Soon Shelter Unhoused Californians

Small, less-expensive readymade homes could buy time as the state continues to struggle with homelessness and high building costs.  By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main...

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Developer Sues Gilroy for Not Approving 501-Unit Housing Proposal

The Gilroy City Council this week narrowly voted to defend the city against a lawsuit that claims it has violated state housing laws by declining, so far, to approve a 501-unit residential project proposed on Las Animas Avenue.

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Developer Claims ‘Builder’s Remedy’ Victory for 501-Unit Project

In an ongoing legal dispute about the use and interpretation of a state housing law, the developer of a 501-unit project proposed on Las Animas Avenue now says the City of Gilroy must allow the residential complex to proceed.

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Best Neighborhoods in Santa Clara County

Interested in moving to the tech capital of the world? Santa Clara County is in the heart of Silicon Valley, the epicenter of the tech industry. It is home to numerous tech giants such as Apple, Google, Facebook, Intel, Cisco …

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Thousands of homeowners have been kicked off their fire insurance policies.
California Fire Insurance Crisis: How the State Helps Homeowners
The state tries persuading insurance companies to cover homes in fire zones.
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 housing a cause? Could it be a cure?
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 is everywhere, but is it a way to regulate development or a tool for social engineering?
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
54-year-old environmental law is often blamed for causing the state’s housing crisis. Is it getting a bad rap?
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