Housing

A refrigerator in a home in California on June 15, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

Housing

Gimme Shelter: Why L.A. apartments don’t come with fridges

On this crossover episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast” and the Los Angeles’ Times’ “The Times” daily podcast, L.A. Times reporter Liam Dillon sits down with Times host Gustavo Arellano to discuss why L.A. apartments often lack refrigerators.

By

Manuela Tobias

• June 16, 2022

California Divide

California legislators want to help you buy a house with down payment, ‘shared equity’

Legislators propose a $1-billion-a-year down payment program for first-time buyers, given the high cost of housing and rising mortgage interest rates, in exchange for a partial stake.

By

Alejandro Lazo

• June 15, 2022

Homeless tents at an encampment near the PATH apartment complex in Los Angeles on Nov. 17, 2021.

Housing

Gimme Shelter: A breakdown of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court proposal

On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon sit down with Los Angeles Times reporter Hannah Wiley to discuss Newsom’s CARE Court proposal. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s controversial homelessness proposal has been sailing through the Legislature — and raising a heated debate in […]

By

Manuela Tobias

• June 2, 2022

Rob Bonta speaks to the press during a visit to Ruby Bridges Elementary School in Alameda on March 16, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Housing

Gimme Shelter: Attorney General Rob Bonta on housing law enforcement

On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon sit down with California Attorney General Rob Bonta to discuss his approach to housing.

By

Manuela Tobias

• May 17, 2022

Housing

Anti-worker or pro-worker? Why labor unions are fighting over a housing bill

A new bill aimed at increasing affordable housing construction has an important backer: California’s carpenters’ unions. The state’s formidable Construction and Building Trades Council, which represents most other construction unions, is opposed. The battle comes down to how stringent labor requirements under the new bill would be.

By

Manuela Tobias

• May 9, 2022

An aerial view of Los Angeles. Photo via iStock/Getty Images

Housing

Gimme Shelter: Deplorable conditions and poor oversight in LA apartment complex

On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon sit down with data reporter Aaron Mendelson to discuss poor living conditions and lack of oversight at an LA apartment complex.

By

Manuela Tobias

• May 3, 2022

An image of a duplex with tweets flying overhead. YIMBY activists are key enforcers of California's new duplex law. Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock

Housing

With more enforcement power than ever, state relies on activists to enforce duplex law

A handful of activists represent the bulk of the state’s enforcement of the law. That could change as the state housing agency hires more staff.

By

Manuela Tobias

• April 22, 2022

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Monterey Peninsula Country Club on Feb. 5th, 2022. Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports via REUTERS

Housing

Gimme Shelter: What if California put affordable housing on golf courses?

On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon sit down with Assemblymember Cristina Garcia to discuss a bill that would allow affordable housing on some golf courses.

By

Manuela Tobias

• April 15, 2022

A duplex in East Sacramento. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Housing

Duplex housing law met with fierce resistance by California cities

Cities around the state are trying to circumvent California's new law allowing duplexes to be built on properties previously zoned as single family. Their methods include everything from removing parking and forbidding vehicle ownership to requiring arbitrary amounts of mature vegetation.

By

Manuela Tobias

• April 11, 2022

Protesters surround the LA Superior Court to prevent an upcoming wave of evictions and call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to pass an eviction moratorium in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, 2020. Photo by Lucy Nicholson REUTERS

Housing

California has a new law on eviction protections. What does it mean for tenants?

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.

By

Manuela Tobias

• March 28, 2022