A new law changes how heirs own, sell property together
Teresa J Rhyne When families gather for the holidays this year, there may be a new topic of discussion. The California Heirs…
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Irvine to move forward with new affordable housing project
Yusra Farzan In 2019, Yesica Valle escaped an abusive relationship with her three children. Without a home, she turned to shelters or…
‘Housing first’ is a failed approach to chronic homelessness in California
Susan Shelley How much money is enough to solve the homelessness crisis, and on what should it be spent? Every poll shows…
HOA Homefront: Are board meetings with no notice or agenda properly open?
Kelly G. Richardson Q: Our HOA continues to have meetings without posting a proper notice, no agenda. The directors receive an agenda,…
To solve California’s housing shortage, build dense communities in unincorporated areas
Marc Joffe Many Southern California cities are struggling to implement state mandates to increase housing production. Yet while the state needs more…
At last, some productive housing legislation
Thomas D. Elias A major share of the solution to California’s long-running housing shortage has been obvious and inevitable for two years…
California’s ‘racist’ Article 34 remains an obstacle to affordable housing
Ethan Varian When voters in three Bay Area cities get their ballots in the mail next month, they’ll be asked whether their…
New limits recommended for building homes in high-risk wildfire areas in California
Paul Rogers One of California’s top elected officials on Monday announced steps to limit how housing and other developments can be built…
Gov. Newsom signs SB 1137, creating a safety buffer between homes and oil wells in California
Staff report, Olga Grigoryants Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a package of environmental bills including SB 1137, closely watched by communities in…
Pro-housing group sues three cities for failing to adopt 2029 housing plans
Jeff Collins A Realtor-backed pro-housing group sued three Southern California cities, accusing them of failing to comply with state laws requiring a…
Nice things: affordable housing in California
Rick Cole A landmark bill aimed at easing California’s housing affordability crisis was unanimously adopted by the California state Senate last month…
California wants to use seed money to help first-time homebuyers
CALmatters Fiona Ma is the California treasurer, elected in 2018. Micah Weinberg is the CEO of California Forward, a nonprofit organization that…
How much student housing does $1.4 billion buy?
Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters What a difference $1 billion makes. An estimated 3,800 more college students will soon have affordable campus housing…
Developers eye new housing at Westminster Mall, Santa Ana office tower, Surf City parking lots
Samantha Gowen The aging Westminster Mall, an underperforming office tower in Santa Ana and four lots in Surf City will likely be…
UC Berkeley housing shortage leaves students scrambling
Tara Nguyen Editor’s note: This story was produced for Mosaic Vision, a pilot project of the Mosaic Journalism Workshop for Bay Area…
Prop 13 study says property tax benefits vary by race
CALmatters By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters While homeownership remains a challenge for people of color in California, a new report argues the…