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Category: The High Cost of Housing

Brandon Miller waters the lawn in front of his Riverside home. Photo by Signe Larsen.
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Housing, The High Cost of Housing

Where do people get money to buy California homes these days? Often, from mom and dad

Avatar by David Wagner and Aaron Mendelson, KPCC July 31, 2018June 23, 2020
Angela George’s newborn Mateo takes a nap in her arms. Her family planning has been affected by California's high housing and child care costs. These financial factors have affected the California birth rate. | Photo by Amita Sharma
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Housing, The High Cost of Housing

Are housing costs to blame for California’s plummeting fertility rate?

Avatar by Amita Sharma, KPBS July 30, 2018June 23, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Education, Higher Education, Housing, The High Cost of Housing

Not living in the dorms? Good luck figuring out what college is gonna cost

Avatar by Vanessa Rancano, KQED July 27, 2018June 23, 2020
A family of refugees from Afghanistan who live in Antioch, California, are shown.
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Housing, Immigration, Poverty, The High Cost of Housing

Fleeing war-torn homes for crippling rents—California housing costs creating harsh reality for refugees

Avatar by Matt Levin July 19, 2018June 23, 2020
Maureen Sedonaen, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco, stands in the vacant lot where the nonprofit is looking to build new affordable housing. Photo by Ben Bradford/Capital Public Radio
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Environment, Housing, The High Cost of Housing

Is California’s legacy environmental law protecting the state’s beauty or blocking affordable housing?

Avatar by Ben Bradford, Capital Public Radio July 5, 2018June 23, 2020
Lakewood resident Jenny Gov drives three to four hours a day to her job in Santa Monica so during her off hours she sticks as close to home as possible.
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Housing, The High Cost of Housing, Transportation

Narrowed world: Traffic and pricey housing conspire to shrink our sliver of ‘paradise’

Avatar by Meghan McCarty Carino, KPCC July 3, 2018June 23, 2020
Marie Camacho’s rent at her one-bedroom Sacramento apartment is going up from $600 a month to more than $1,000 a month. She faces a possible eviction later this year. Photo by Andrew Nixon of Capital Public Radio.
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Housing, The High Cost of Housing

Exploring the promise — and unintended consequences — of rent control

Avatar by Chris Nichols, Capital Public Radio June 21, 2018June 23, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Housing, The High Cost of Housing

One symptom of California’s housing crisis? State agency says someone making $200K deserves house-buying help.

Avatar by Matt Levin June 14, 2018June 23, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Education, Housing, The High Cost of Housing

Housing costs — more than tuition — are crushing California’s low-income college students

Avatar by Vanessa Rancano, KQED June 7, 2018June 23, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Dream, Housing, The High Cost of Housing

Making San Francisco’s gritty Tenderloin safer for kids

Avatar by Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED May 31, 2018June 23, 2020

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