Housing

In the latest installment of the “Future of Work” series, California mayors explain their cities’ most pressing issues.

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter," CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon try to answer one voter's questions about the housing measures on her ballot.

Some experts are concerned higher taxes on commercial properties will incentivize cash-strapped cities to favor retail over housing. One analysis suggests Prop. 15 could be a housing boon, though.

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast", CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon discuss the politics and policy of Proposition 21.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, California established Project Roomkey, an ambitious initiative to house homeless people in hotels and motels to keep them safe from infections. The project leveraged federal dollars to pay for lodging. Knowing that the program only offered temporary housing, state and local officials have created what they say is a permanent […]

Once a fringe tactic, rent strikes are gaining political attention around the state as renters seek payment relief amid the coronavirus recession.

Beyond the conservative Facebook memes and viral YouTube videos, has California reached a breaking point?

Despite entering 2020 with the governor and many legislators pushing for an increase in housing production, none of the bills put forth went into effect. The coronavirus pandemic has also put prospects for such bills in 2021 in doubt.

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast", CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon interview Wicks on the bizarre duplex debacle, the state's emergency eviction protections, and her newfound fame.