Homelessness
Lawsuits challenge Trump administration’s radical homeless policy changes
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Santa Clara County and San Francisco are suing the Trump administration over a huge shift in homelessness policy.
Housing
Richard Procter
Deputy Editor
Ben Christopher
Housing Reporter
Marisa Kendall
Homelessness Reporter
Felicia Mello
California Divide Reporter
Housing
One California city’s idea to tackle the housing crisis: Take the stairs
For YIMBYs and other champions of more housing development, ditching the extra staircase has become a surprisingly buzzy cause. In Culver City, they have a test case.
Politics
More housing on the California coast? Changes at this agency signal a pro-building shift
Three new pro-development appointees at the powerful Coastal Commission are trying to remedy its poor reputation among housing activists and Democratic leaders.
Homelessness
What veto drama and a Texas trip tell us about a potential shift in California’s homelessness strategy
California is under pressure to embrace more temporary homeless shelters and programs that require sobriety, at the potential expense of long-term housing.
Housing
Why California’s historic housing law gave activists a new reason to battle the bus
Opponents to dense housing developments in Los Angeles turned their attention to transit after Gov. Newsom signed a law encouraging construction near bus and rail lines.
Housing
Gavin Newsom signs law overhauling local zoning to build more housing
After weeks of waiting, California’s governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California’s biggest metro areas.
Housing
Why this wealthy Bay Area suburb is at the center of the next big fight over California housing
Los Altos Hills agreed to legalize some apartment buildings. State housing regulators agreed. Nearly two years later, the town wants the state to reconsider.
Housing
California is about to have a massive fight over taxes. Here’s why Los Angeles is the frontline
A low-tax advocacy group seems intent on making the Los Angeles “mansion tax” the face of their statewide tax-capping ballot measure campaign.
Homelessness
California braces for ‘devastating’ expected cuts to federal homeless housing funds
Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing.
Homelessness
Newsom vetoes bill for sober homeless housing
The bill by a San Francisco Democrat would have allowed some state-funded homeless housing projects to require sobriety.