Housing

State lawmakers rushed this week to extend California eviction protections for hundreds of thousands of tenants waiting for rent relief. It was signed into law on Thursday. But some advocacy groups for landlords and tenants alike are unhappy with the bill.

In the latest episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon explain why the state’s housing planning process has been ineffective and what the new penalties mean.

Listen to the new episode of the California housing crisis podcast, featuring the debate at UC Berkeley over enrollment and environmental law.

A new study says that California has sent rent relief to only 16% of applicants, who are waiting months. The state disputes the analysis, but according to its figures, only 41% of applicants have been paid.

Volunteers fanned out across the state for the first statewide count of California’s homeless population since 2020. The number is expected to be higher, raising more questions about the impact of the state's increased spending.

The new episode of the California housing crisis podcast spotlights local resistance against a new law allowing duplexes on single-family lots, including the town of Woodside's attempt to declare itself a mountain lion habitat.

In the new episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast," CalMatters' Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon interview former homeless veteran Fernando Maya and Jackie Botts, who told his story for CalMatters.

Burnout and COVID is causing California homeless service workers to leave. Low pay makes it difficult to recruit new ones. But they're essential to the state's plans to reduce homelessness.

In the latest episode of the California housing crisis podcast, new Assembly Housing Committee chairperson Buffy Wicks talks about her priorities.

In his budget proposal, Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted his support for cities to remove homeless encampments but conceded it's only a bridge to permanent housing.