Affordable Housing

Several efforts to minimize the power and influence of the California Coastal Commission have stalled.

California voters are deciding the fate of Proposition 5, which appears on the November ballot. A local mayor says a lower threshold for approving bond measures will make it easier for governments to build housing and improve infrastructure.

California faces twin crises of homelessness and affordability, yet state leaders approved budget cuts and killed a proposed $10 billion affordable housing bond. You can't solve the housing crisis on the cheap.

Backers pulled a $20 billion affordable housing bond off Bay Area ballots today, amid fears that it wouldn't pass.

Some California agencies are offering incentives and hosting workshops for school districts that want to build affordable housing for teachers.

City officials in Eureka thought the plan to turn public parking lots into affordable housing would be easy. Now they’re facing a ballot measure campaign funded by one of the city’s richest men.

What happens when voters take to the ballot to thumb their nose at state housing law? Courts haven’t offered a clear answer.

As California struggles to address its housing shortage, the sky-high costs of housing projects minimize the bang for its bucks.

High rents and home prices are affecting young adults’ futures. That’s why young voters, especially Blacks and Latinos, say housing and homelessness are the key issues this election cycle.

The California Association of Realtors agrees not to oppose a constitutional amendment to reduce the voter approval threshold for housing bonds. In exchange, the measure will not apply to single-family homes. Some housing advocates are angry about the carve-out.