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The Outrageous Burden of Housing Costs in Southern California
Housing costs are climbing across Southern California, but low-income families are the ones being hit the hardest. If you pay more than 30 percent of your income on [...]
Coalition applauds California’s low-income rooftop solar investment
Solar industry, renewable energy and environmental justice organizations and advocates applauded a decision today by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that will increase opportunities for low-income households [...]
Report: Workers need to make $27 an hour to afford median rent in Sacramento County
In Sacramento County, a renter needs to earn nearly $27 an hour to afford the area’s median rent of $1,400 per month, according to the California Housing Partnership. [...]
LA rental prices are on an upward crawl
Rental prices in Los Angeles creeped up slightly in May, according to a new report from Apartment List. The median price for a two-bedroom apartment is now $1,750—$10 higher than [...]
LA’s homeless population is finally falling
The number of homeless residents across Los Angeles County has dropped to 53,195, new figures show. That 3 percent dip since 2017 is the first decline in the [...]
Homeless numbers fall in LA County, but in San Fernando, San Gabriel valleys and South Bay, it’s a different story
After three years of growing homelessness, the population of people without a permanent or stable roof over their heads in Los Angeles County fell by 3 percent to [...]
Our View: Hits & Misses: Kern is the king of wind power
HIT – Kern County is the king of wind power. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Kern’s 4,581 wind turbines are more than any other county in the [...]
California’s housing shortage is not sustainable
New reports from the nonprofit California Housing Partnership provide insight into just how significant the shortage of affordable housing in Southern California really is. According to the reports, [...]
The Deep, Uniquely American Roots of Our Affordable-Housing Crisis
When Rosalina Hernández and her husband moved into their studio apartment on Los Angeles Street in South Central LA 15 years ago, the place was just for the [...]
Report: San Diego Housing Pinch Linked To Redevelopment Loss
The loss of redevelopment funding was a major cause of San Diego’s housing and homelessness crisis. That’s the conclusion of a new report released by the San Diego Housing Federation.
Report: Despite strong demand, low-income housing in Kern still on decline
Kern County has seen an 85 percent reduction in low-income housing production just since 2016, according to a new report from the California Housing Partnership Corporation.
How much affordable housing does LA need?
Los Angeles County has an extreme shortfall of affordable housing, according to a new report from the California Housing Partnership and the Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing, [...]
Solano supervisor applauds $5B homeless, affordable housing bill introduced in Senate
FAIRFIELD — A $5 billion proposal to fund homeless and affordable housing projects was introduced Wednesday in the state Senate. The bill was applauded by Solano County Supervisor [...]
Reporte: familias en San Diego gastan hasta el 69% de su salario en vivienda
Las familias de bajos ingresos en San Diego están gastando alrededor del 69 por ciento de sus ingresos en vivienda, según un nuevo informe publicado por California Housing [...]
Report reveals alarming data on San Diego’s housing emergency
A report from the San Diego Housing Federation and the California Housing Partnership finds a direct relationship between a lack of state bond funding and an increase in [...]
Making it in San Diego: Region needs 143,000 affordable homes now, report says
San Diego’s affordable housing crisis has been getting more dire over the last five years because there’s a lack of resources, a new report from the California Housing Partnership [...]
Southern California needs nearly 1 million affordable homes, report says
Los Angeles and Orange Counties have a shortfall of more than 660,000 homes affordable to the poorest families in the region — those earning 50 percent or less [...]
Some San Diego Families Spending 69% of Income on Housing: Report
Low-income families in San Diego are spending about 69 percent of their income on housing, according to a new report released by the California Housing Partnership Corporation (CHPC).
Reports: Funding cuts leave Inland Empire short 137,000 affordable rental units
Affordable housing advocates are blaming the 6-year-old elimination of California redevelopment agencies and other reductions in government funding for a near-137,000 unit shortfall in affordable rental housing across [...]
New state bill could boost funding for affordable housing near transit
A new bill working its way through the state legislature could provide California cities with more funding for affordable housing and public transit projects.
Editorial: The Bay Area’s housing crisis has become an emergency
California’s housing crisis is centered in the Bay Area, and the region’s booming economy is increasingly inequitable and unsustainable. That’s the message of two recent studies
California Just Became the First State to Require Solar Panels on New Residential Construction
California just became the first state to mandate solar panels on nearly all new residential homes. The mandate is part of California’s “Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan,” which includes the goal that both [...]
California Takes Big Step to Require Solar on New Homes
California took a major step Wednesday toward becoming the first state to require solar panels on nearly all new homes, the latest sign of how renewable energy is [...]
Bay Area gears up for ‘Affordable Housing Week’ festivities
In a creative move that says housing issues are a priority, civic leaders around the Bay Area are declaring next week “Affordable Housing Week.”

