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Primero Grove student housing complex at UC Davis in Davis on Jan. 10, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

UC housing problem persists for graduate students

by Mikhail Zinshteyn January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

The recent agreement between striking graduate student workers in the UC system did little to solve their housing woes.

The Dixie Fire destroys a home in the Plumas County town of Greenville, Aug. 4, 2021. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

The next phase of California housing reforms? Climate-safe homeownership

by Guest Commentary January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

A boy takes in the view of the Los Angeles skyline from the Griffith Park Observatory Trails Peak in Los Angeles on Nov. 14, 2022. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

A new year, but California’s old crises still abound

by Dan Walters January 1, 2023December 29, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Siebel Newsom speak to media after casting their ballots on election day at the California Museum in Sacramento on Nov. 8, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Amid ‘security concerns,’ no details on Newsom trip

by Emily Hoeven November 21, 2022November 21, 2022

The Riverview Hall student housing complex at California State University in Sacramento — one of countless campuses struggling to meet the housing needs of California students. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

How California’s housing crisis hurts college students

by Manuela Tobias November 17, 2022November 16, 2022

An aerial view of the 400 Catalina apartment building (center) and the historic condominium at 416 Catalina Street (center right) in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. Photo by Bing Guan for CalMatters

Newly elected Los Angeles leaders must prioritize transit-oriented housing

by Guest Commentary November 9, 2022November 8, 2022

Residential single family homes under construction in the community of Valley Center on June 3, 2021. Photo by Mike Blake, Reuters

Newsom campaigned on building 3.5 million homes. He hasn’t gotten even close

by Manuela Tobias October 31, 2022October 29, 2022

Victoria Gonzalez-Gerlach interviews an unhoused person during Sacramento's Point-in-time count of the homeless population in the city on Feb. 24, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

California homeless population grew by 22,000 over pandemic

by Manuela Tobias October 6, 2022October 5, 2022

Lawyers address a judge in Madera County Superior Court in Madera on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2021. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters

California lawmakers approved CARE Court. What comes next?

by Manuela Tobias and Jocelyn Wiener September 8, 2022September 14, 2022

An alleyway with tagging from local gangs near the intersection of Rosewood and Clinton Avenues in east Bakersfield on Nov. 16, 2021. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters

‘A perfect storm of bad’: Report finds incarceration rates highest among rural Californians

by Nigel Duara August 31, 2022August 30, 2022