Housing Crisis

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:

In the latest episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon explain why the state’s housing planning process has been ineffective and what the new penalties mean.

Some cities have failed to build housing for decades and are willfully ignoring state laws designed to create more of the housing we need.

Comprehensive, ongoing case management is instrumental in helping California families facing the crisis of homelessness.

Gavin Newsom took office promising to tackle poverty. His administration has made progress on a number of fronts, but advocates say the state needs to do more to reduce inequality.

Listen to the new episode of the California housing crisis podcast, featuring the debate at UC Berkeley over enrollment and environmental law.