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Farmworkers struggle with high cost of housing

Read the full article here … “In Salinas, overcrowding and unhealthy living conditions are common, thanks to a lack of affordable housing, which often leaves the area’s tens of thousands of farmworkers squeezed into garages and living rooms. Entire families…

New bill would allow churches and hospitals to build housing on their land

Read the full article here … “If it becomes law, 100 percent affordable housing projects by “a nonprofit hospital, nonprofit diagnostic or treatment center, nonprofit rehabilitation facility, nonprofit nursing home, or religious institution” would be considered “by right” development, a…

East Bay leaders demand $2 billion a year to confront California homelessness

Read the full article here … “State legislation announced Friday aims to confront California’s homeless crisis by allocating $2 billion per year for services, temporary housing assistance and construction of affordable housing — a budget request its sponsors say is…

Are luxury apartments sitting empty in LA?

Read the full article here … “There’s truth to that statement: Thousands of housing units in Los Angeles are vacant on any given day, while thousands of Angelenos with no place to live camp out on the streets. But the…

California Housing Crisis Podcast: Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to fix homelessness

Read the full article here … “When he bicycles in the morning to Gold’s Gym in Venice, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has noticed a growing number of homeless people pitching tents in the neighborhood. Now the head of a public…

For Those Living in Public Housing, It’s a Long Way to Work

Read the full article here … “Still, creating more housing that’s both affordable and accessible to jobs is an urgent goal in increasingly pricey cities like New York and L.A. To achieve it, Stacy suggests targeting higher levels of housing…

With SB35 approval, affordable housing to replace South Berkeley credit union

Read the full article … “A South Berkeley credit union is saying goodbye to its longtime home near Ashby BART to make way for a 100% affordable housing project that includes units for tenants who were formerly homeless.” … Read…

Nearly Half Of LA County’s Homeless Population Recently Worked, Study Finds

Read the full article … “The report found that 74% of people experiencing homelessness previously worked in California. Nearly 47% were found to have worked within four years of becoming homeless. 19% worked in the calendar quarter they became homeless.”…

California faces exoduses as housing crisis grows

Read the full article … “California’s housing crisis, according to a recent Public Policy Institute of California Poll, is the state’s most important issue to voters, and it’s also changing the nation’s political landscape.” … Read the full article