What Has California Gov. Gavin Newsom Done So Far For The Homeless? February 25, 2019 | Chris Nichols During his run for governor, Gavin Newsom said California needed state leadership "laser-focused" on its homeless crisis. PolitiFact California is tracking now-Gov. Newsom's progress, or lack thereof, on this and other promises.
State Government If California Pursues A Cap On Rent Increases, How Many Tenants Will It Help? No One Really Knows Yet February 24, 2019 Less than four months after an initiative to allow cities to expand rent control failed at the ballot box, no new legislation from lawmakers or specific proposals from the Newsom administration have been introduced to cap how much rents can rise.
Will 'Blue Wave' Dems Stave Off Newsom’s Housing Suit Against Huntington Beach? January 30, 2019 The fact that traditionally GOP-held Huntington Beach has new Democratic legislators might enable a deal to end the state's lawsuit over its housing plan.
Contentious California Plan To Expand Housing Near Transit Gets New Life December 6, 2018 | Randol White A bill designed to increase housing near transit stops in California died quickly last spring. Now, it's back in the fall with a new name and more support. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Why Is California’s Rent Control Initiative Tanking So Badly? November 4, 2018 Proposition 10, a California initiative to allow more rent control, appears to be failing overwhelmingly, and its sponsors are already talking about trying again in 2020.
South Lake Tahoe's Measure T Could Partially Ban Short-Term Rentals October 31, 2018 | Randol White If passed, Measure T would allow for unlimited short-term rentals in commercial zones, but partially ban them in some parts of the city. While supporters say the rentals squeeze the already-tight housing market, opponents worry it could hurt tourism. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government Prop. 1 Would Allow California To Borrow Billions For Affordable Housing Programs October 30, 2018 | Randol White The initiative is aimed at easing the state's housing crisis and has broad support throughout the state, though the state Republican Party opposes it. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Home Appreciation Slowing July 26, 2018 | Steve Milne Though the median price of a Sacramento-area home saw an annual increase of 9 percent in the second quarter, home-price appreciation is starting to cool off. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rent Control Is Coming To California’s November Ballot. Here’s What’s At Stake. June 20, 2018 | Kacey Sycamore State voters will decide whether or not to expand local governments’ ability to enact renter protections. Here’s a look at what exactly the measure would do, and what happens next.
Sacramento Mayor Calls Possible Rent Control Ballot Measure ‘A Threat’ June 7, 2018 | Nick Miller Housing advocates and labor groups have been gathering signatures to put a renter protections measure in front of voters this fall. Mayor Darrell Steinberg called it well-intended but over-written.
Mayors Darrell Steinberg And Michael Tubbs On Addressing HomelessnessJanuary 14, 2020In Gov. Newsom’s new budget there’s a major push to fund initiatives to address the state’s homelessness crisis. Cities and counties will be required to partner with the state in this effort. Two mayors discuss what they hope to do. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Wave Of New Housing Laws Set To Take Effect This YearJanuary 8, 2020New state laws are set to take effect, all related to some aspect of housing: from prohibiting landlords rejecting tenants who use vouchers, to easing construction of granny flats, to the building of high density housing near jobs and transit. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Explores Tiny Homes As A Partial Solution to HomelessnessOctober 30, 2019In an appearance on Insight last week, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg unveiled a proposal for a future campus of tiny homes to begin to address housing the City’s burgeoning homeless population. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Lawmakers Tackle Housing Issues Impacting RentersJune 10, 2019CALmatters Data and Housing Reporter Matt Levin looks at how renters fared in the current legislative session: what bills were discussed, which ones died and what survived. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Dream: The Cost Of Living In CaliforniaMay 8, 2018Why does it cost so much to live in California? CALmatters data reporter Matt Levin explains why housing costs are so high. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
