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New Assembly Housing Committee Chairperson Buffy Wicks, right, watches a vote tally on an affordable housing financing bill with former Chairperson David Chiu on September 12, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

What does new California housing leader want to do?

by Manuela Tobias January 14, 2022January 14, 2022

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

A homeowner is ready to leave California after selling his single-family house in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles on March 5, 2021. Photo by Damian Dovarganes/AP Photoa

Thinking of buying a house? Here’s one millennial’s experience

by Manuela Tobias December 20, 2021December 20, 2021

Josh Lowe made a makeshift raft out of longboards and wood to get across the San Mateo Creek to where he has been staying in San Clemente on Nov. 6, 2021. Lowe moved to the woods with his dog Anna since an encampment on CalTrans property was cleared on Aug. 27. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters

Is ‘right to housing’ a solution to California homelessness?

by Manuela Tobias December 3, 2021December 3, 2021

The Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 11, 2020. The construction of Interstate 105, which opened in 1993, cost more than 21,000 people their homes in Watts and other Black neighborhoods. Photo by Jae C. Hong. AP Photo

How freeways bulldoze California communities of color

by Manuela Tobias November 15, 2021November 16, 2021

Edgar Ortega, a construction worker, breaks down dirt for a pipeline at an affordable housing construction site in Long Beach, on July 22, 2021. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

California’s top housing officials share their vision for affordability and accountability

by Manuela Tobias November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

An apartment complex under construction in Mountain View. Photo by Getty Images/iStock

California is increasing enforcement of its housing goals: Will it work?

by Manuela Tobias October 18, 2021October 17, 2021

Rents and home prices have jumped in Fresno during the pandemic, creating another hot spot for the California housing crisis.

Why is Fresno one of the nation’s hottest housing markets?

by Manuela Tobias September 28, 2021September 27, 2021

A large housing development overlooks Highway 4 near Pittsburg. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Could the Republican recall candidates create a housing boom through environmental reform?

by Manuela Tobias September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

A ‘No to upzoning’ sign on the lawn of an East Sacramento home on Aug. 4. 2021 symbolizes the debate over a bill to end single-family zoning in California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

What could the end of single-family zoning mean for California’s affordable housing crisis?

by Manuela Tobias August 31, 2021August 30, 2021

A Rent SF Now sign in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

Why is it so difficult to get housing bills through the California Legislature?

by Manuela Tobias August 9, 2021August 8, 2021