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A vacant home is photographed at 1818 Adeline Street on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. Photo by Aric Crabb, Bay Area News Group

Could vacancy fines ease California’s housing crisis? Vancouver tries it, with mixed results

by Jakob Lazzaro March 13, 2020March 12, 2020

Even if California cities fine companies that own vacant housing, it’s not clear how many homes would open up or how many people might be helped.

Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan speaks with property owner Francisco Acosta in front of a vacant lot in West Oakland on Aug. 20, 2018. Kaplan authored a proposed tax on vacant properties to help ease homelessness in the city. Photo by Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED

Could this tax on vacant properties help end homelessness?

by Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED September 6, 2018June 23, 2020