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

California Dream

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

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

California Dream

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

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

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

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

California Dream

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

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

California Dream, Housing, The High Cost of Housing

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

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

California Dream, The High Cost of Housing

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

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)

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

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

California Dream, The High Cost of Housing

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

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

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

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.

California Dream, Homelessness, Housing, The High Cost of Housing

Santa Monica offers cash to seniors to help with rent

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