Tahoe Truckee Region Local News: Housing


All Local Housing News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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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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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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08/03/2023
Image for display with article titled California Wants to Borrow a Record-Breaking $35 Billion for the Housing Crisis. Will Voters Go Along?

With 3 bond issues on the ballot, housing advocates fear voter "bond fatigue."

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

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07/14/2023
Image for display with article titled L.A. ‘Inside Safe’ Homeless Plan Struggles to Get People Out of Camps, Into Housing

New L.A. Mayor Karen Bass has made reducing homelessness her signature issue.

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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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07/07/2023
The Truckee Home Access Program preserves, produces, and protects homes to create places for people who work full-time in the Truckee region to live locally.

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07/06/2023
Image for display with article titled How California’s Housing Crisis Chips Away at Powers of Coastal Commission

New bill could strip some environmental protection powers in favor of new housing development.

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07/03/2023
Image for display with article titled This Nevada County City Was Making Progress Against Homelessness. Then the Money Ran Out

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

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06/27/2023
Image for display with article titled Governor, Legislators Strike New California Budget Deal: Here's What You Need to Know

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

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06/21/2023
Image for display with article titled Should Zoning Be Abolished? How the Land Use Laws We Take For Granted Are Hurting Us

Zoning laws create segregation, inequality and unsustainability. So why do we keep them?

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06/21/2023
Most of what Californians experience with homelessness occurs along public spaces and city streets. But what happens when a city council member loses her home? Ojai’s Suza Francina is finding out.

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06/20/2023
The Court of Appeal issued an opinion that substantially upholds Measure T, a vacation home rental restricting measure that was narrowly passed by South Lake Tahoe voters in 2018.

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06/19/2023
The housing market appears to be cooling off in this Nevada county, according to figures released by Sierra Nevada Realtors.

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06/15/2023
Image for display with article titled Renters’ Rights: How California Advocates Chip Away at Landlords’ Outsized Influence

Landlord lobbying groups spend millions in Sacramento but renters are making some gains.

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06/13/2023
Image for display with article titled Is Housing a Human Right? California Voters Could Decide

Democratic lawmakers want the right to housing enshrined in the state constitution.

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06/06/2023
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Newsom slammed the Florida governor and presidential hopeful as a "small, pathetic man."

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06/05/2023
Image for display with article titled How California Developers Exploit Affordable Housing Laws to Strong-Arm Cities

Developers use a loophole to push through thousands of new apartments.