Housing

California’s fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase. They’re more than a month late.

A bill to close a loophole in a landmark housing law to make it clear which cities are affected has Democratic lawmakers divided again about the state’s role in telling cities where to build.

Many bills represent serious efforts to address real issues, but many are offered to please political constituencies, align with popular trends or repay political debts.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is pressuring local leaders to pass ordinances regulating homeless encampments, among other requirements.

Fridge-less apartments dotting the pricey California rental market will soon be a head-scratching relic. Beginning Jan. 1, landlords will be required to provide all apartments with a working stove and refrigerator thanks to a new state law. It marks the end of an unusual, decades-long phenomenon mostly in the Los Angeles area where some tenants […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom is tougher on Republican-leaning communities that resist building housing than on similar regions run by affluent Democrats.

Caltrans construction forces families from homes and neighborhoods, though its efforts to widen freeways don’t seem to reduce traffic jams.

Berkeley’s experience shows change is possible when local and state reforms align, and when communities let go of their fears about growth.

How costly is it to live California? Let us count the ways with new studies comparing everything from mortgage payments to a gallon of gas.

New housing starts were around 100,000 a year when Newsom took office in 2019; they still hover around that number today.