Housing

While warehouses have become ubiquitous in the Inland Empire, recent proposals call for rezoning residential land for industrial use, leaving the largely minority and low-income residents who live there with few choices.

With the state's eviction moratorium set to expire at the end of January, California lawmakers passed two bills extending it through June.

Under a legislative agreement, California would extend its eviction moratorium to the end of June. Landlords would get an incentive to forgive back rent using an extra $2.6 billion from federal relief.

Two estimates portend dramatically different consequences if an eviction moratorium extension doesn’t pass

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The coastal community was called out in a state audit as one of many troubling flaws contributing to California’s affordable housing crisis. Researchers say a statewide planning process has allowed wealthier cities to lobby for fewer housing units than inland and less-wealthy cities. A new system is underway to bring more equity, but will it be strong enough to resist NIMBYism?

A huge number of people have been working from home for the better part of the year. The long-term implications for housing will likely benefit higher-earning workers and hurt lower income Californians.

Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Pod · An interview with Newsom’s housing czar, Jason Elliott Where is the Newsom administration’s “Marshall Plan” for housing? How has the pandemic impacted the governor’s approach to homelessness? When should the state’s eviction moratorium be lifted? On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ […]

New proposal would extend the statewide eviction moratorium through Dec. 31, 2021. Both sides want federal intervention.

A program that incentivizes homeowners to mitigate wildfire risk through insurance discounts would be a win-win for insurers and consumers. Creating one is the hard part.