Housing Crisis

California economy feels sting from coronavirus. Scott Wiener takes another stab at housing bill. Mayors have different ideas than governor for tackling homelessness.

Prior bills were a shot of urban growth hormone to force cities to grow vertically; this one is a density vitamin cities could choose to take or not.

Schools brace for impact of coronavirus. PAC exploits campaign finance loophole in Assembly race. American Indepdenent Party losers a voter.

On this episode. former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses how he'd terminate California's housing shortage. His first step? Legally make building homes easier.

Homeless man suffers another setback. Conservatives jump on Newsom line from State of State speech. Questions swirl around coronavirus.

Tanya Harris and her three daughters struggle to breathe in the converted motel room in Salinas they now rent as a studio. Just large enough for a bunkbed and a desk, the room holds all four of them. Harris sleeps on a silver inflatable mattress on the floor. And doctors say the room is making […]

When Resi Salvador’s three little brothers walk through the door, they make a beeline for her, seated at a folding chair at her parents’ kitchen table. They snuggle into her arms. Resi laughs. She’s home. Just a few feet away in the living room stands a bunkbed, where Resi sleeps when she’s home. All told, […]

California's governor delivers a bold speech on homelessness — but shies away from the bolder recommendations of his own task force.

Charity starts at home for one assemblyman. Sexual abuse suits lead to Boy Scouts bankruptcy. Sanders pulls ahead in California primary poll.

Which presidential candidate's housing plan will do the most for you, California voter? On this episode of "Gimme Shelter," CalMatters' Matt Levin and The Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon break down the housing proposals of the major remaining presidential candidates.