Housing

Lea esta historia en Español Wickey Twohands woke up early on the day he was scheduled to go on trial for sleeping outside. First, he dropped off all his possessions — a bedroll, blankets, clothes and some food — at a friend’s house for safekeeping. Then the 77-year-old caught a bus to the courthouse in […]

A passel of recent California laws were supposed to supercharge the construction of desperately needed housing. According to YIMBY Law, they haven’t even come close.

He says state law gives him the right to turn his garage into an apartment. His HOA says it doesn’t. Who's right?

The recent spate of LA fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to building approval.

Outreach workers in the Bay Area city of Fremont worry the new ordinance could target them, despite assurances from the city.

Mobile home residents don't know when or if they will be able to rebuild their homes. Local, state, and federal decisions will affect the fate of some of California's dwindling lower-priced housing.

In order to make full use of available rental properties, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to change some rent rules.

The unusual move is alarming activists who worry they could be in the ordinance’s crosshairs.

Internal reports on deaths, disease, abuse and overdoses will give the public a rare glimpse inside taxpayer-funded shelters.

Private firefighters are a growing part of insurance companies’ strategy to head off wildfire-related damages. But Cal Fire says they can sometimes pose a safety risk.