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Imminent labor negotiations at ports in California and along the West Coast could either improve or worsen the supply chain crisis.

Cities around the state are trying to circumvent California's new law allowing duplexes to be built on properties previously zoned as single family. Their methods include everything from removing parking and forbidding vehicle ownership to requiring arbitrary amounts of mature vegetation.

The Sepulveda Basin in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley could be transformed into a park with the flow and feel of New York City’s Central Park.

A look at one polluted region — the LA/Long Beach port communities — targeted for clean-air priority under California’s environmental justice law.

Hampered by worker illnesses and pandemic restrictions, government offices are getting creative. Obtaining building permits, paying bills and other services have moved online. But what about residents who don’t have computer access?

The California homeless crisis is a focal point for politicians ahead of the 2022 elections. But is permanent supportive housing the answer?

A Los Angeles artist who once sold flowers with his immigrant parents on street corners breaks into the world of NFTs. In doing so, he’s also found a nontraditional way to generate wealth in crypto currency.

In the new episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast." CalMatters' Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon interview Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg on his "right to housing" proposal to reduce homelessness.

As California tries to crack down on crime, it secured a sizable victory for its strict gun control laws on Tuesday. That’s when a federal appeals court reinstated California’s bans on the sale and possession of high-capacity magazines that can funnel more than 10 rounds of ammunition into a single firearm. The 7-4 ruling from […]

Seven in 10 Californians say the gap between rich and poor is getting larger, according to a statewide survey.