Housing

Newsletters

California’s grid: PG&E isn’t all that’s changing

The bankrupcy of California's largest utility is just one wrinkle in the new world of electricity delivery Plus: the surplus, housing and a new GOP leader.

By

Dan Morain

• January 16, 2019

More apartments would go up near transit under a bill that its sponsor says is vital to helping California meet its ambitious housing goals. Photo via Creative Commons.

Commentary

My turn: Don’t blame environmental law for California’s housing crisis

As legislators resume discussions regarding policy solutions, we must be clear: California’s environmental regulations did not cause the housing crisis and eviscerating the California Environmental Quality Act would harm disadvantaged communities.

By

Guest Commentary

• January 15, 2019

Newsletters

Newsom goes big in his budget and Nunes goes after L.A.’s subway

Newsom's first budget, the taxes behind his agenda, prison guards go after Jerry Brown's legacy on justice and Devin Nunes goes to Beverly Hills.

By

Dan Morain

• January 11, 2019

Land near public transit such as BART would be more easily developed into mid-rise apartment buildings under a proposal before California lawmakers. Photo by Dan Honda, Bay Area News Group

Capitol

A gentler, still incredibly controversial housing bill is back—with a powerful new ally

California lawmakers reconsider a controversial idea to keep cities from blocking new apartment buildings near transit. Changes make it more palatable to organized labor and the mayor of Los Angeles.

By

Matt Levin

• December 5, 2018

California Senate swearing-in ceremony for the 2019 legislature.

Newsletters

California’s next Legislature takes shape

California's 2019 legislative session commences, lobbyists crowd a lobby after a swearing in, a sign of the stakes, McKesson leaves, and a Hall of Famer.

By

Dan Morain

• December 4, 2018

Economy

As Gavin Newsom becomes governor, how he could shape California’s future—issue by issue

Now that California voters have given Gavin Newsom the job he has sought for eight years, he is about to discover that winning was the easy part. Here's his plans for California's most pressing issues.

By

CalMatters Staff

• November 6, 2018

At the site of a new Los Angeles care center being prepared for the California homeless, National Health Foundation leader Kelly Bruno, left, talks with neighbor Maria Thomas. Photo by David Gorn/CALmatters

Housing

As California struggles to house the homeless, some neighbors say ‘welcome’

Including local residents in planning and construction isn't just nice, organizers say; it works.

By

David Gorn

• October 9, 2018

Kevin de León on a visit to the Statute of Liberty with his daughter, Lluvia de Milagros Carrasco. She is now 23 and pursuing a modeling career. Photo courtesy of de León.

Newsletters

A Kevin de León profile, internet privacy and carpeting

A new Kevin de León profile,carpet recycling quandaries, California's new internet privacy law, Los Angeles housing, Proposition 2 and our CALmatters quiz.

By

Dan Morain

• October 5, 2018

The skyline of San Diego, California, a state where voters could soon decide on Proposition 10, which would bring back rent control, is shown.

Elections

Proposition 10: What to know about the rent control measure, in under a minute

On the November ballot, Californians will vote on Proposition 10, a measure to bring back rent control. Learn about the measure in our minute explainer.

By

Matt Levin

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Byrhonda Lyons

• October 2, 2018

Commentary

My turn: How the next governor can ease the housing crisis

California is 75,000 units short each year on needed new homes and yet housing projects have been delayed for years because of time-consuming permitting, mitigation and local approval processes, or litigation abuse invoking environmental regulations. All that adds to costs. If policymakers don’t take a hard look at how to lower building costs, we will never build enough housing to alleviate this crisis.

By

Guest Commentary

• September 26, 2018