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Apprenticeship instructor Mike Miller, center, demonstrates how to set up a theodolite, a hyper-sensitive angle measuring device, for apprentices Daniel Rivas, left, Ivan Aguilar, right, and Quetzalcoatl Orta, far right, at Iron Workers union in Benicia on June 10, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Is union labor requirement in the way of easing California’s affordable housing crisis?

by Manuela Tobias June 16, 2021June 17, 2021

What is a skilled and trained workforce, and what could the labor requirement do to California affordable housing bills in the Legislature?

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How to house people and achieve California’s climate goals

by Guest Commentary April 6, 2021April 7, 2021

Unpaved roads in Moreno Valley in Riverside County on Feb. 4, 2021. Photo by Nigel Duara, CalMatters

California Divide

Waiting for apartments where the pavement ends

by Nigel Duara February 23, 2021February 23, 2021

The Plaza Apartments in downtown San Francisco. Multiple tenant protection bills face key votes next week.

Podcast: A million bucks to build one low-income housing unit

by Matt Levin April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

A new gymnasium at Burnt Ranch Elementary School in Trinity County, where it took three years to address a massive mold problem. A backlog of school facilities repairs across California prompted Proposition 13 on the March 2020 ballot. Photo by Dave Woody for CalMatters

Fate of huge California bond to update school facilities hangs in balance

by Ricardo Cano March 3, 2020March 4, 2020

Evan Low’s fundraising + The shifting 9th Circuit’s abortion ruling + Hard living in Salinas

by Dan Morain February 25, 2020March 23, 2021

California Assembly minority leader Marie Waldron speaks at a rally to repeal AB 5

Dreaming in Salinas about a home + Gig economy battle ahead + The water fight to come

by Dan Morain February 24, 2020February 23, 2020

Taxes, guns, endangered species, and sex

by Dan Morain August 26, 2019August 26, 2019

Developers and construction unions were reportedly near a deal in January. Those talks have stalled, says the head of the developers' group in Sacramento.

Economy, Gimme Shelter, Housing, Multimedia, Podcasts

Developers and unions “not close” on deal to spur housing construction

by Matt Levin June 3, 2019June 23, 2020

Developers and construction unions were reportedly near a deal in January. Those talks have stalled, says the head of the developers' group in Sacramento.

Housing, Inside the Capitol

California’s hottest housing bill moves ahead—with a break for smaller counties

by Matt Levin April 24, 2019June 23, 2020