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
New legislation would slash impact fees for some California housing
Read the full article here … “Gov. Gavin Newsom has vowed to come up with a plan to boost homebuilding this year. “The status quo is simply unacceptable — we aren’t building enough housing,” he said during his State of…
Gov. Newsom to make 286 state properties available for homeless solutions
Read the full article … “Newsom called it “a disgrace, that the richest state in the richest nation … is falling so far behind to properly house, heal and humanely treat so many of its own people.” … Read the…
Gov. Gavin Newsom makes a big political wager
Read the full article … “Turning to the larger housing shortage, Newsom told legislators, “When we don’t build housing for people at all income levels, as a consequence we worsen the homeless crisis.” … Read the full article