Housing Crisis

A bill that frees small developments from zoning and environmental restrictions could put a dent in the state’s housing crisis.

Marin County's efforts to limit population growth by limiting housing are taking an old turn - refusing to provide water service to new construction.

With a key legislative deadline next week, Newsom's housing adviser speaks about the governor's priorities on affordable housing. The big takeaway: California is millions of housing units short, and cities hold the key.

While Gov. Gavin Newsom renews his pledge to attack California's housing crisis, a bureaucratic mess and labor union demands are impediments to construction.

Lawmakers shelve dozens of significant bills, many opposed by special interests. They include proposals on police reform, housing, health care and more.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom made $1.7 million and paid $712,000 in state and federal taxes in 2019. His campaign says state law requires recall challengers to release their returns.

Legislators are talking a lot about equity in housing, and could help more Black families buy their own homes. But advocates say lawmakers are failing to confront racial equity in many other ways.

With a budget surplus bonanza, Gov. Newsom calls for spending $12 billion more to end homelessness in California. One idea: expanding motel conversions, an emergency plan during the pandemic.

The number of Californians declined in 2020 for the first year since at least 1900. But state officials blame the pandemic and insist it's not an exodus.

I am a student at UC Davis, and even though I worked as hard as I could to pay for housing, I was at risk of homelessness.