Toni Atkins

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast", CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon interview Wicks on the bizarre duplex debacle, the state's emergency eviction protections, and her newfound fame.

Democrats may dominate the California Legislature but there's plenty of political conflict, including a rivalry between its two houses.

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, September 2. Housing, police, economic bills Gov. Gavin Newsom made his 2020 priorities for California very clear in his February State of the State speech: Address homelessness and pass a major housing production bill. But the state’s highest-profile housing bill died minutes before the legislative session ended Monday amid political […]

For anyone who has spent the last five months working from home, these teleconference call mishaps ought to sound familiar:  Your lunch delivery arrives smack in the middle of a presentation, or your dog won’t stop yapping.  An exasperated colleague drops a muted but unmistakable F-bomb.  A co-worker mocks a colleague’s comments to his “hon” […]

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, August 27. Deadlines fast approaching The clock is ticking for lawmakers to chart a recovery path for the world’s fifth-largest economy, keep millions of Californians from being evicted and respond to fires of historic proportions. They have until Friday to introduce new bills. The legislative session ends Monday, and lawmakers […]

Necesitamos que la comisión combata las manipulaciones políticas y que establezca límites justos para que nuestras diversas comunidades puedan votar a los candidatos de su elección.

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.

One plan would give tenant 10 years to repay missed payments; separate bill would allow homeowners to postpone mortgage, auto loan bills for nearly a year.

As California coronavirus cases continue to grow, so do questions about why the state wasn't better prepared for COVID-19 pandemic.