Affordable Housing

56,000. 2.7 million. 840,000. Why is one of California’s most pressing policy problems so hard to measure?

Experts worry liberal California will be blacklisted from federal homelessness dollars, effectively counteracting recent progress.

California leaders wrapped this year’s legislative session Saturday afternoon, prolonged by last-minute backroom deals on climate and energy, sparking deep frustration among some lawmakers.

Despite a last-minute scramble, California Senate leaders failed to fix an environmental law rollback for advanced manufacturing, leaving pollution concerns untouched as session ends.

Many California cities require homebuilders to create affordable housing or pay fees to support construction of those units. A new lawsuit contends those fees are unconstitutional.

What happens when you take high interest rates, unpredictable tariffs, a shortage of homes, a 50-year-old property tax law and mix them together? A housing market stuck in molasses.

The senior housing project is meant to generate revenue for the university and inspire lifelong learning among older adults.

Lawmakers passed at least a dozen bills meant to protect renter security deposits, boost housing production and ensure access to homeless shelters statewide.

With rents increasing and Social Security not keeping pace, many older adults are being priced out of their homes.

The “doors are open” on a new state office charged with meeting Gov. Tina Kotek’s goal of getting 36,000 new homes built in Oregon each year.

House Bill 5011 funnels large sums of money toward homeless shelters while reducing eviction prevention funds by more than $100 million.

2025 is shaping up to be a banner year for legislation aimed at boosting new housing construction. Rental rights bills are facing an “uphill battle.”