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Woodmark: a case study on how affordable housing gets built
Dec. 17, 2024 Despite being issued a Certificate of Occupancy by the Sebastopol Building Department on Sept. 26, the Woodmark Apartments complex still does not have any tenants [...]
Affluent northeast Fresno neighborhood gets its first affordable housing project, after decades of segregation
Dec. 11, 2024 The grand opening of Avalon Commons marks a step forward in Fresno’s efforts to expand access to affordable housing in the city’s more affluent neighborhoods. [...]
A guide to finding affordable housing in Los Angeles
Dec. 9, 2024 As the cost of living continues to rise in Los Angeles County, finding an affordable home has become increasingly challenging. More than 490,000 households across [...]
As Fresno’s housing crisis deepens, city considers another extension for zombie southeast megadevelopment
Dec. 5, 2024 City council to vote on new environmental review for SEDA. What’s at stake: Building rates in Fresno have declined for four straight years. The city [...]
Affordable Housing Inaugurated at 180 Jones Street, Tenderloin, San Francisco
Dec. 2, 2024 A new 100% affordable housing project is now available for occupancy at 180 Jones Street in Tenderloin, San Francisco. The project proposal included the development of [...]
Considering the next Trump administration’s impact on housing in California
Nov. 22, 2024 “As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to reenter the White House, California housing advocates are bracing for how a second term could impact the state’s notoriously [...]
Mayor London Breed Celebrates Grand Opening of New 100% Affordable Housing Project in San Francisco’s Tenderloin Neighborhood
Nov. 21, 2024 San Francisco, CA – Today, Mayor London N. Breed and representatives from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) joined housing advocates and development partners [...]
Imperial Beach Faces Tenant Eviction Crisis
Nov. 21, 2024 Local activists call for urgent protections as evictions rise. Imperial Beach, a coastal city known for its serene beaches and diverse community, is currently facing [...]
NIMBYism vs. YIMBYism: The Battle Over Housing Development in Urban California
Nov. 17, 2024 California’s housing crisis is one of the state’s most pressing issues today. As the demand for affordable housing grows, so does the divide between two [...]
Affordable housing in California is dealt another blow with Prop. 5 failure
Nov. 12, 2024 Unlike market-rate homes, affordable housing takes a village to finance and build. The federal government chips in with tax credits, and depending on the budget [...]
How Another Trump Presidency Could Impact Housing in California
Nov. 12, 2024 As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to reenter the White House, California housing advocates are bracing for how a second term could impact the state’s notoriously [...]
‘The market has been overrun’: Maps of vacation rentals in San Diego are fueling a fiery debate about America’s housing crisis — here’s why
July 10, 2024 Online maps displaying a peppering of short-term rentals in San Diego have sparked a furor on social media, with commenters discussing whether the proliferation of [...]
Belmont updates plan for housing accessibility
Nov 4, 2024 The city of Belmont has taken a step to address housing needs by adopting an updated 2023-2031 Housing Element, a blueprint that aims to improve housing [...]
A Ballot Measure About Rent Control Is Dividing California Democrats
Nov 5, 2024 As Americans cast their votes in an election dominated by debates over inflation and the cost of living, a ballot measure in Vice President Kamala Harris’ [...]
Ideas & Opinions — Galen Dobbins: The cost of housing was one of the reasons I never moved back to Nevada County
Oct 30, 2024 Upon graduating from Nevada Union High School in the Summer of 2003, the plan for many in that class of new graduates was to go [...]
Why California Housing Costs Are So High
Oct 24, 2024 California is an expensive place to call home. It’s such a fundamental part of California life it almost feels silly to say. Along with good [...]
California Told Its Richest Cities to Build Housing. Instead, They Made Homelessness a Crime.
Oct 18, 2024 In August, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, in his working-man’s clothes—aviators, jeans, and a trucker hat—starred in a video where he carted people’s possessions out of a homeless [...]
Prop 5: California voters could change the rules of approving local bond measures
Oct 15, 2024 California voters will decide a statewide proposition this fall that would make it easier for governments to borrow money for affordable housing and local infrastructure [...]
Californians: Here’s why your housing costs are so high in 2024
Oct 15, 2024 California is an expensive place to call home. It’s such a fundamental part of California life it almost feels silly to say. Along with good [...]
A new 142-unit housing community in Marina welcomes residents.
Oct 15, 2024 Celia Jiménez here, thinking about Terracina at The Dunes, a 142-apartment affordable housing community right off Highway 1 in Marina. It’s a project I’ve seen from [...]
Santa Monica approves development agreement affordable housing at 1318 4th Street
Oct 15, 2024 The Santa Monica City Council has a development and disposition agreement for the former site of Parking Structure 3 at 1318 4th Street, clearing the way [...]
Renovation of Shotover Inn provides new homes for renters
Oct 8, 2024 Members of the community celebrated the renovation of the Shotover Inn apartments on Wednesday at 325 Broadway in Hamilton City. While looking for a place that could accommodate [...]
LA Archdiocese leads project to develop unused buildings for affordable housing
Oct 4, 2024 The state of California holds multiple first-place distinctions in the latest annual homeless report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — but [...]
To renovate an apartment — and not jack up the rent: These property owners have found a way
Oct 3, 2024 To pay just $770 a month in rent, Mariana Puche Hernandez tolerated the mold growing in the bathroom of her studio apartment, even the sparks [...]
