Affordable Housing

California's perpetual political war over housing, pitting the state against local communities, has two new battlegrounds: one on the San Francisco Peninsula, the other in Southern California.

A California woman who was previously homeless says a proposed constitutional amendment is a critical step to ensure the state has enough housing for every person.

Tenants in many new privately owned, low-income units will be protected from double-digit increases. So will some in existing units, after a state committee on affordable housing imposed a rent cap.

The lack of accessible LLC ownership information can give bad actors cover and needlessly waste taxpayer resources in the pursuit of accountability. Senate Bill 1201 would rightly make ownership information public.

State officials hope a lottery and an emphasis on first-generation homebuyers will make California’s most generous down payment assistance program more equitable.

A multi-year, $750 million program aimed at doing away with homeless encampments has had mixed results throughout California. Local leaders say ongoing funding is needed.

The state Department of Housing and Community Development has filed a civil lawsuit demanding that Shangri-La Industries LLC return funds it received from the Homekey program to house homeless Californians.

California lawmakers made an effort in 2023 to remove red tape around building new houses.

The state has hundreds of millions to spend. Developers say they need billions.

Why did the homelessness crisis become more dire in 2023, even as the Legislature passed more affordable housing laws? Home prices and rents are still increasing.