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Solvang Community Event Talks Homelessness, Housing Insecurity, and Resources
March 15, 2025 Santa Barbara County staff and nonprofit partners homed in on the link between housing insecurity and homelessness at Solvang’s community event on Wednesday. The event [...]
Governor Newsom announces appointments 3.14.25
March 14, 2025 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Janessa Goldbeck, of San Diego, has been appointed to the California Veterans Board. Goldbeck has been the Chief [...]
Governor Newsom announces appointments 2.7.25
Feb. 7, 2025 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Khalil “KC” Mohseni, of Sacramento, has been appointed Commissioner of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, [...]
Sacramento County affordable housing pilot program for low-income residents begins soon
Jan. 18, 2025 A Sacramento County pilot program to offset housing fees for multi-family and low-income households was approved by the Board of Supervisors earlier this month. The [...]
California Developers Want to ‘Turbocharge’ Building After LA Fires
Jan. 15, 2025 The fires that have ravaged Southern California for over seven days now will have to “turbocharge” change at the government level in order to rebuild [...]
Experts say Los Angeles rental prices will ‘inevitably’ spike post-wildfires
Jan. 11, 2025 Los Angeles residents affected by the wildfires can expect to see rent prices increase as they look for a new place to seek shelter in [...]
Developers making millions from ‘affordable housing’ program lobbied California lawmakers to shut down regulation
Dec. 31, 2024 With their lucrative ‘middle-income housing’ deals under threat, developers spent thousands to lobby legislators who wanted to regulate program. Developers who have reaped millions of [...]
Impact Housing JV Gets $112M for San Diego Affordable Project
Dec. 20, 2024 Impact Housing and Verbena Road Holdings have obtained a financing package amounting to $112.2 million for the development of Mission Gorge, a 483-unit modular workforce [...]
Local Rental Owners Collaborative Preserves Affordable Housing Through Community-Centered Solutions
Dec. 19, 2024 Small local rental owners like William King are partnering with a first-of-its-kind program to prevent displacement and strengthen communities in South Los Angeles, California. Rising [...]
Woodmark: a case study on how affordable housing gets built
Dec. 17, 2024 Despite being issued a Certificate of Occupancy by the Sebastopol Building Department on Sept. 26, the Woodmark Apartments complex still does not have any tenants [...]
Affluent northeast Fresno neighborhood gets its first affordable housing project, after decades of segregation
Dec. 11, 2024 The grand opening of Avalon Commons marks a step forward in Fresno’s efforts to expand access to affordable housing in the city’s more affluent neighborhoods. [...]
A guide to finding affordable housing in Los Angeles
Dec. 9, 2024 As the cost of living continues to rise in Los Angeles County, finding an affordable home has become increasingly challenging. More than 490,000 households across [...]
As Fresno’s housing crisis deepens, city considers another extension for zombie southeast megadevelopment
Dec. 5, 2024 City council to vote on new environmental review for SEDA. What’s at stake: Building rates in Fresno have declined for four straight years. The city [...]
Affordable Housing Inaugurated at 180 Jones Street, Tenderloin, San Francisco
Dec. 2, 2024 A new 100% affordable housing project is now available for occupancy at 180 Jones Street in Tenderloin, San Francisco. The project proposal included the development of [...]
Considering the next Trump administration’s impact on housing in California
Nov. 22, 2024 “As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to reenter the White House, California housing advocates are bracing for how a second term could impact the state’s notoriously [...]
Mayor London Breed Celebrates Grand Opening of New 100% Affordable Housing Project in San Francisco’s Tenderloin Neighborhood
Nov. 21, 2024 San Francisco, CA – Today, Mayor London N. Breed and representatives from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) joined housing advocates and development partners [...]
Imperial Beach Faces Tenant Eviction Crisis
Nov. 21, 2024 Local activists call for urgent protections as evictions rise. Imperial Beach, a coastal city known for its serene beaches and diverse community, is currently facing [...]
NIMBYism vs. YIMBYism: The Battle Over Housing Development in Urban California
Nov. 17, 2024 California’s housing crisis is one of the state’s most pressing issues today. As the demand for affordable housing grows, so does the divide between two [...]
Affordable housing in California is dealt another blow with Prop. 5 failure
Nov. 12, 2024 Unlike market-rate homes, affordable housing takes a village to finance and build. The federal government chips in with tax credits, and depending on the budget [...]
How Another Trump Presidency Could Impact Housing in California
Nov. 12, 2024 As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to reenter the White House, California housing advocates are bracing for how a second term could impact the state’s notoriously [...]
‘The market has been overrun’: Maps of vacation rentals in San Diego are fueling a fiery debate about America’s housing crisis — here’s why
July 10, 2024 Online maps displaying a peppering of short-term rentals in San Diego have sparked a furor on social media, with commenters discussing whether the proliferation of [...]
Belmont updates plan for housing accessibility
Nov 4, 2024 The city of Belmont has taken a step to address housing needs by adopting an updated 2023-2031 Housing Element, a blueprint that aims to improve housing [...]
A Ballot Measure About Rent Control Is Dividing California Democrats
Nov 5, 2024 As Americans cast their votes in an election dominated by debates over inflation and the cost of living, a ballot measure in Vice President Kamala Harris’ [...]
Ideas & Opinions — Galen Dobbins: The cost of housing was one of the reasons I never moved back to Nevada County
Oct 30, 2024 Upon graduating from Nevada Union High School in the Summer of 2003, the plan for many in that class of new graduates was to go [...]
