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Category: The High Cost of Housing

A Factory OS pre-fab apartment building in West Oakland. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Dream

Can factory-built apartments solve California’s housing woes?

Avatar by Matt Levin October 22, 2019October 23, 2019

Could plug-and-play modular housing really revolutionize apartment construction in the state? A deeper look at the checkered past and future promise of pre-fab housing. 

Kaye, who asked that we not use her last name, continues to receive a monthly rental subsidy from the City of Santa Monica as part of a pilot program to help seniors stay in their homes. Photo by Amita Sharma
Posted inCalifornia Dream

California looks to Santa Monica as it ramps up rent subsidies for seniors

Avatar by Amita Sharma, KPBS August 27, 2019August 27, 2019
Patsy’s Irish Pub in Mission Viejo, where 55 % of young adults in this part of Orange County live at home. Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG
Posted inHousing

Nearly 40 percent of young adult Californians live with their parents. Here’s everything to know about them

Avatar by Matt Levin August 25, 2019October 28, 2019
Julieta Aquino in her own bedroom, which she helped build, in Fremont on June 17, 2019. She previously shared a bed with her teenage daughter in a 2 bedroom condo with 8 other people. Photo by Stephanie Lister/KQED
Posted inCalifornia Dream

DIY affordable housing: How this Bay Area woman helped build her dream home

Avatar by Matthew Green, KQED August 21, 2019October 28, 2019
Tents erected beneath the Hollywood Freeway during a rainstorm in Los Angeles. Photo by Matt Tinoco, KPCC
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Housing, The High Cost of Housing

Frustrated by government’s slow response, Californians are serving homeless neighbors themselves

Avatar by Matt Tinoco, KPCC February 13, 2019June 23, 2020
Heather Altman looks through old health insurance bills in her Long Beach home office. Photo by David Wagner, KPCC
Posted inCalifornia Dream, The High Cost of Housing

What’s in Gov. Newsom’s budget for middle-class Californians?

Avatar by David Wagner, KPCC January 28, 2019June 23, 2020
Agriculture in the Imperial Valley—an area known for high asthma rates and high level of air pollution. )The geothermal plant in the background releases steam and is not a culprit.) Photo by Olivier Hertel/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)
Posted inHealth

What keeps families in one of the most polluted places in California?

Avatar by Elizabeth Aguilera January 23, 2019June 23, 2020
La Mesa resident Chad Regeczi saw his rent increase $300 on his apartment last year which prompted him to find another place to live. Photo by Amita Sharma, KPBS
Posted inCalifornia Dream, The High Cost of Housing

Lawmakers asked to consider anti-price gouging laws to slow rising rents

Avatar by Amita Sharma, KPBS January 14, 2019June 23, 2020
Patricia Ortiz meets with Rosa at the Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project offices in Los Angeles to discuss her asylum case. Photo by David Wagner, KPCC
Posted inImmigration

California housing costs push migrants away from areas providing the most help

Avatar by David Wagner, KPCC December 19, 2018June 23, 2020
Kaye, who asked that we not use her last name, receives a monthly rental subsidy from the City of Santa Monica as part of a pilot program to help seniors stay in their homes, July 11, 2018.
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Homelessness, Housing, The High Cost of Housing

Santa Monica offers cash to seniors to help with rent

Avatar by Amita Sharma, KPBS September 12, 2018June 23, 2020

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