Housing

It’s crazy that we need a law to protect building owners who need to exit the rental market in rent control cities.

The gap between the goals of California programs intended to help low-income residents and the reality is evident in key areas.

Ongoing funding from the state is needed to support housing production, subsidize affordable housing and invest in supportive infrastructure.

Cal State resubmitted an application for state money to be used for student housing. The new application, which follows a CalMatters report on Cal State misreading the fine print, should produce 800 more affordable beds.

A more effective approach to homelessness is to provide housing that is accompanied by active, ongoing support and treatment.

Student housing in California is already tight and the state has big plans to expand enrollment at the University of California and the Cal States. A $5 billion proposal would give campuses loans at no interest to expand their housing stock.

Fresno added hundreds of shelter beds as well as transitional housing to unhoused residents. But leaders acknowledge there's more work to do.

Santa Clara County will decide whether to build a new jail or continue to focus on expanding safe alternatives to incarceration.

The pandemic gave a chronically homeless veteran in Los Angeles a chance at permanent supportive housing, but his experience differed from what state leaders envision. Can California offer the right support as it adds tens of thousands of new units?

One man's experience transitioning out of homelessness reveals challenges facing California as it ramps up permanent supportive housing.