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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 [...]
2024 Who Can Afford to Rent in California’s Many Regions?
This 2024 report investigates the income required to afford rent across California and the cost burden experienced by households in different income groups. The analysis provides insights indicating [...]
California needs affordable housing now. Repealing this racist measure is a good start | Opinion
Sept 28, 2024 Everyone agrees it’s a problem, but no one’s doing anything about it: Article 34 of the California Constitution is widely viewed today as a stain [...]
On the ballot: What is Prop 5?
Sept 27, 2024 Proposition 5, one of 10 propositions coming to the California ballot this November, if passed will allow local infrastructure and housing bonds for low and [...]
Housing Justice Advocates Cheer Bill Becoming Law That Will Save Affordable Housing for Tenants Across California
Sept 21, 2024 Housing advocates including the National Housing Law Project, the California Housing Partnership, and the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation this week applauded Governor Newsom for [...]
Why the California Housing Market Is So Expensive in 2024
Sept 11, 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 [...]
SM.a.r.t Column: Part II: The Affordability Crisis: Unmasking California’s RHNA Process and Its Role in Gentrification
Sept 2, 2024 In the ongoing saga of California’s housing crisis, we’re witnessing a classic case of good intentions paving the road to economic hell. The state’s approach [...]
More affordable housing funds could come with new labor requirements
Aug 30, 2024 The Legislature has foisted a $500 million compromise on affordable housing developers and one of the state’s largest construction unions. Not everyone likes the deal [...]
If California wants to build more housing, the ballot measure easing bond votes is crucial
Aug 16, 2024 A key principle of our democratic process is that the will of the people prevails. But right now, one-third of our voters can override the [...]
Why Proposition 5 is Important for Californians
Proposition 5 on California’s November 2024 statewide ballot would set the voter threshold to approve local general obligation (GO) bonds for public infrastructure and affordable housing investments at [...]
Analysis of Potential Economic Impacts from Proposition 5
Proposition 5 would provide an easier path for residents to approve GO bonds that fund infrastructure and housing investments critical to advancing local needs and priorities by reducing [...]
Proposition 36 Impacts on Homelessness
Proponents of California Proposition 36, which would undo many of the reforms brought by voter approval of Proposition 47 in 2014, are claiming that voter approval of this [...]
Governor Signs/Vetoes Key Affordable Housing Bills
While state leaders ultimately decided not to approve any new long-term funding for affordable housing production this year beyond the narrowly-focused resources included in Proposition 1 approved by [...]
This SF group says it solved the math on affordable housing. Can it get others to follow?
Jul. 26, 2024 Time kills all deals, so the saying goes. As a process drags on, doubt, uncertainty and expenses tend to multiply. That has been a recurrent [...]
Community Voices: Voters Must Demand Concrete Plans for Affordable Housing From Political Candidates
April 16, 2024 As an advocate for equitable housing solutions, I am deeply concerned about the lack of affordable housing across our state—particularly in the Coachella Valley. Affordable [...]
California Housing Is Even Less Affordable Than You Think, UC Berkeley Study Says
May 2, 2024 As California tries to claw its way out of its housing affordability crisis, policymakers have been asking the wrong question, according to a new study [...]
Santa Clara County affordable housing sees huge funding drop
June 5, 2024 State and federal funding for affordable housing took a steep drop in Santa Clara County last year, putting more of a burden on local governments [...]
Too much affordable housing? Concord rejects low-income project downtown, draws state scrutiny
June 12, 2024 At a public hearing last month, a real estate developer approached the Concord City Council with a proposal that, to many, might have seemed too [...]
Find out which lobbying groups get their way most often in the California Legislature
June 12, 2024 Los Angeles and the Bay Area tend to get their way in the California Legislature. So do labor unions, social justice organizations and defense attorneys. [...]
Majority of Voters Support Affordable Housing Bond on November Ballot
June 5, 2024 Sacramento, CA – Earlier this spring, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’ office released the result of a poll that shows “[a] strong majority of Californians would support [...]
We want to hear from you: How has the cost of living in San Diego impacted your life?
June 17, 2024 On average, a single person in San Diego County needs to make $47.67 an hour to afford the average monthly rent. That’s according to a report [...]
‘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 9, 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 [...]
