SB 50

On this episode of Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast, CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon discuss what's in California's latest housing plans...and what isn't.

The pandemic-induced budget crisis has forced lawmakers to scale back ambitions on low-income housing and density. A slate of bills pushes to end single-family-only zoning while clearing the way to convert retail to housing.

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter", separating fact from myth on the relationship between density and COVID-19.

Prior bills were a shot of urban growth hormone to force cities to grow vertically; this one is a density vitamin cities could choose to take or not.

Tucked into a $15 billion school bond measure is a break to encourage developers building apartments around transit. Some fear it could hurt certain school districts.

California's governor delivers a bold speech on homelessness — but shies away from the bolder recommendations of his own task force.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has a goal of 3.5 million new homes by 2025. His path to reaching it is even more limited, now that a hot zoning "reform" measure is dead for the year.

CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon interview Sen. Wiener on how much Senate Bill 50 has changed over the past three years, and whether sweeping new amendments to the bill will actually work.

Sen. Scott Wiener's SB 50 is back with more local control for the cities and suburbs that twice helped sink it. Will the third time be the charm?

State Sen. Scott Wiener wants to force apartment buildings in their single family neighborhoods. Beverly Hills Mayor John Mirisch really doesn't like that idea.