Housing Crisis

A recent court ruling exempted five charter cities from a controversial housing law. That’s given anti-density advocates across California an idea.

A recent Supreme Court ruling could curtail misuse of the California Environmental Quality Act by those who oppose development.

California utilities will shift billing to a fixed fee starting in 2025. Most Californians won’t see much change, or will have a lower bill.

As California's homelessness crisis worsens, politicians have shifted from promising to solve the issue to shifting blame for their failure.

Some local officials may simply ignore the results of UCLA's annual quality-of-life survey of Los Angeles, which reported the lowest score in its nine years. The better response would be to dig deeper into the results because there is policy guidance within the data.

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.

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on housing impact fees has given California lawmakers an opening to address a key barrier to construction: cost.

Many Californians experiencing homelessness do not have access to the kind of care they need to overcome substance use disorder, which is almost always a significant barrier to finding stable employment or securing permanent housing.

Extremely high construction costs make it difficult for California to solve its housing crisis, but a Supreme Court decision on impact fees could lower some costs.