Housing Crisis

The battle over the California budget is intensifying ahead of Gov. Newsom's May revision with a surplus as large as $68 billion.

A new bill aimed at increasing affordable housing construction has an important backer: California’s carpenters’ unions. The state’s formidable Construction and Building Trades Council, which represents most other construction unions, is opposed. The battle comes down to how stringent labor requirements under the new bill would be.

Financing more student housing at the state’s public colleges and universities is a worthy investment in California’s economic future.

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A handful of activists represent the bulk of the state’s enforcement of the law. That could change as the state housing agency hires more staff.

Eliminating parking minimums for new developments can lead to more affordable, accessible and inclusive housing.

Cities around the state are trying to circumvent California's new law allowing duplexes to be built on properties previously zoned as single family. Their methods include everything from removing parking and forbidding vehicle ownership to requiring arbitrary amounts of mature vegetation.

Californians facing eviction as soon as next week would get a temporary reprieve under a bill endorsed by the state's Democratic leaders.

A California Association of Realtors study found fewer than one in five Black and Latino households were able to buy a median-priced, single-family home, underscoring California’s income inequality and high housing costs.

Progress in dealing with California’s affordable housing crisis has been abysmal, and this is unacceptable. Here are a few actions to take now: