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Mill Valley, in Marin County. The affluent Northern California suburb has fiercely resisted state housing interventions. Photo by Frank Schulenburg via Wiki Commons.

Podcast: The case for local control over housing

by Matt Levin October 18, 2019October 19, 2019

On this episode of Gimme Shelter, Matt Levin of CalMatters and Liam Dillon of the Los Angeles Times discuss the argument for local control over housing decisions with Marin County slow growth activist Susan Kirsch and Juan Guarza, mayor pro tem of the city of Bellflower in Southern California.

Wall Street salivates at the housing ‘solution’ offered by Senate Bill 50

by Guest Commentary June 19, 2019August 24, 2020

Oakland Council member At-Large, Rebecca Kaplan energizes the crowd by sounding the shofar during a pro-rent control rally on Monday, April 23, 2018. That November, a majority of California voters rejected Proposition 10, which would have reduced restrictions on rent control.

Poll: To tackle housing crisis, most Californians would limit local control

by Ben Christopher June 5, 2019June 23, 2020

House surrounded by swirling cyclones of cash. Image by Nazneen Rydhan-Foster

California lawmakers seem to think our housing crisis can wait. It can’t

by Guest Commentary June 4, 2019

A Mutual Housing community at Spring Lake in Woodland, Calif. Photo courtesy of Mutual Housing California

With CA’s most closely watched housing bill on life support, what’s next?

by Matt Levin May 20, 2019June 23, 2020

Homelessness, vaping, potholes and kicks for a governor

by Dan Morain May 20, 2019

Stalled bills, bashed bullet trains, spell check and an acquittal

by Dan Morain May 17, 2019

Photo courtesy of Valley Transportation Authority

California’s hottest housing bill was just unexpectedly shelved. What you need to know:

by Ben Christopher and Matt Levin May 16, 2019June 23, 2020

Michael Weinstein, center, at an AIDS march in 2012 with comedian Margaret Cho, right, and musician Wyclef Jean, left. Photo by Elvert Barnes/Creative Commons

Rent control firebrand has no regrets

by Matt Levin May 3, 2019June 23, 2020

Developers and construction unions were reportedly near a deal in January. Those talks have stalled, says the head of the developers' group in Sacramento.

California’s hottest housing bill moves ahead—with a break for smaller counties

by Matt Levin April 24, 2019June 23, 2020