Housing

Automated systems — algorithms and artificial intelligence — often sway rental company decisions, leaving rejected families with little recourse.

Prop 45 would shift who’s in charge of building in California. Supporters say it would also speed it up.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills to reduce barriers and incentivize building affordable student housing in California. He has also signed a bill giving on-campus housing priority to students experiencing homelessness or who have been in foster care.

The rent, as we all know, is too damn high. So is California’s poverty rate. The two things are related. That’s the not-so-surprising finding of a new analysis published by the Pew Charitable Trusts: If California’s rents dropped to the national average, the state would slash its poverty rate by 30%. The child poverty rate […]

The new California law intends to free up state funds for housing that requires residents to stay sober.

The U.S. systems of home sales and financing often ignore immigrants’ pre-U.S. financial resources and credit histories, even for people buying with cash.

Residents of cities like Pacifica want to limit the presence of visitors and corporations. Companies like Airbnb want to keep their lucrative coastal listings. That tension has led to increased attempts to influence a small but powerful committee.

Supporters said a condo construction bill was a key to unlocking the type of naturally affordable for-sale housing that California desperately needs. But deadlines matter.

Lawmakers approved a last-minute deal for a controversial sports arena and housing project in San Diego, allowing the city to use an existing environmental review.

Legislators this week and voters this November will weigh in on measures to curtail some of CEQA's vexing construction project restrictions.