Housing

The final version of Senate Bill 79 offered local governments plenty of wiggle room over the where, when and how of the law. Cities across California are starting to wiggle.

A Carlsbad condo-owner lost his legal battle to turn his garage into an apartment over the objections of his homeowners association.

To encourage housing developers to build more homes inside factories, which supporters say could result in more affordable housing, the state might get into the construction insurance business.

Homelessness prevention shows promising results in California, as advocates push to spread it statewide and nationally.

Scott Wiener has a reputation for producing and passing a lot of legislation. Congress has a reputation for doing nothing. If elected, will Wiener get housing laws passed at a national level?

Projects that are supposed to offer mental health and substance use care to foster youth, new mothers, unhoused people and other vulnerable Californians have been delayed or cancelled.

Tens of thousands of affordable units across California are stuck in financial purgatory, according to a new report. Will more money get them moving?

A majority of California’s roughly 180,000 people experiencing homelessness have health insurance through Medi-Cal. Providers predict that many will lose insurance under President Donald Trump’s upcoming work mandates even if they qualify for exemptions.

California’s fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase. Their report takes a dim view of the notion.

Far fewer people with mental illness are getting help in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court program than expected. This week, he blamed local governments for shortcomings.