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Tiny Homes for the Homeless—Do They Help Solve the Problem?

10/18/2023
Tiny homes are increasingly California cities’ shelter option of choice — but how far they go in solving homelessness is a contentious question.

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COVID-19 Housing Community Service & Support Government

California’s $5.2 Billion Rent Relief Fund Running Low on Cash

10/07/2023
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Despite previous statements, the housing department now says not everyone who applied for rental assistance will get it.

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Environment Housing Community Service & Support Government

Public Utilities Commission to Vote on Plan That Could Make it Harder to Power Homes With Solar

10/05/2023
The CPUC is considering a rule that would gut the payments that solar panels on apartment buildings receive, and many housing groups are blazing mad about it.

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New Plan to Fix Home Insurance Crisis: What You Need to Know

09/22/2023
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Insurance commissioner proposes his own plan after legislature punts on fixing crisis

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Business, Economy & Jobs Housing Government

Multiple Pieces of Legislation Would Give Developers Much Freer Hand to Build Affordable Housing

09/18/2023
A patchwork of bills are giving housing developers and local governments more options to reduce red tape for housing projects.

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Education Land Use & Development Housing Government

Legislative Fix Would Save Student Housing at Some California Community Colleges

09/05/2023
A June budget deal required community colleges to raise their own money to build affordable student housing. Some campuses said that plan prevented them from building the dorms, even with help from the state to pay the debt.

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Education Land Use & Development Housing Government

New UC Berkeley Housing Law Won’t Yet Clear the Way to Build Dorms, Even if Approved

08/29/2023
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks proposed legislation to help get around a court's rejection of a UC Berkeley housing plan. But even if the law is approved, its fate is in the hands of the state Supreme Court.

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Housing Advocates ‘Infuriated’ as Human Noise Pollution Blocks Projects

08/18/2023
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Court ruling that “loud student parties” are pollution stops a second housing development.

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California Has Lost People and Gained Homes. Why Is There Still a Housing Crisis?

08/16/2023
Hans Johnson, an expert in domestic migration, housing, and population projections, explains the state’s population shift and how it’s impacted the housing market.

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Economy & Jobs Housing Crisis & Personal Support Government

8 Months After Storms, California Disaster Relief Flows Slowly to Undocumented Workers Who Lost Homes, Income

08/15/2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom promised $95 million would help undocumented workers rebuild after winter storms and floods. Months later, $18 million is being doled out and there are translation issues with the state’s website.

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Economy & Jobs Homelessness Elections & Politics Housing Government

Proposed California Constitutional Amendment Could Unlock Billions for Affordable Housing, Public Infrastructure

08/08/2023
Many local governments see voter majorities approve bond measures without reaching the two-thirds required. A new effort to reform that system would drastically improve the ability of local governments to fund housing and infrastructure projects.

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Voters Asked to OK $35 Billion Debt to Attack Housing Crisis

08/03/2023
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With 3 bond issues on the ballot, housing advocates fear voter "bond fatigue."

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Here's How California Policy Makes Homelessness Worse

08/03/2023
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As pandemic renter protections end, a spike in homelessness will likely follow, data shows.

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Economy & Jobs Homelessness Housing Government

California’s “Cheapest” Cities Hit With Biggest Rent Hikes

07/20/2023
The lack of enough places for everyone to live has sent coastal rent prices inland, removing large swaths of previously cheaper rental units.

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4 Reasons Texas Beats California on Homelessness Reduction

07/17/2023
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As homelessness surged in California, it dropped by a third in Texas. Why?

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'Inside Safe' Homeless Plan Struggles to Get People Into Housing

07/14/2023
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New L.A. Mayor Karen Bass has made reducing homelessness her signature issue.

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Economy & Jobs Housing

San Diego Tops San Francisco in Average Monthly Rents

07/11/2023
For the first time, San Diego has surpassed San Francisco for average rental rates, making the All-American City the nation’s third-most expensive rental market, according to a Zillow report. But San Jose had the nation’s highest monthly rent with $3,411.

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California YIMBY Housing Bill Threatens Coastal Commission Powers

07/06/2023
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New bill could strip some environmental protection powers in favor of new housing development.

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Why Efforts to Help the Homeless Stalled in Grass Valley

07/03/2023
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When a 3-year grant expired, Grass Valley was forced to stop its successful homeless outreach program.

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New California Budget Deal: What You Need to Know

06/27/2023
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Here's who gets help and what takes a hit in the new $310 billion proposed state budget.

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