By: Nur Kausar April 12, 2019 — In November 2018, Californians voted with the housing crisis and their values in mind when they overwhelmingly passed Propositions 1 and 2, a combined $6 billion for affordable…
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By: Khloe Greenwood April 18, 2019 — On April 16, the National Housing Conference (NHC) released its 2018 Paycheck to Paycheck report and database highlighting housing affordability challenges for workers in 81 occupations living in 259 metropolitan areas in…
By Laura Bliss April 18, 2019 — In a hearing room in California’s capitol recently, State Senator Scott Wiener described a widespread housing crisis in stark terms. California is short about 3.5 million homes, he…
By: Chris Nichols April 15, 2019 — During his first 100 days in office, California Gov. Gavin Newsom made early progress on campaign pledges to create universal health care, guarantee free community college and expand affordable housing and homeless services. In…
By: Kelsi Maree Borland April 17, 2019 — The California market is suffering from a housing shortage, which is in turn contributing to a severe affordability crisis throughout the state. The problem is serious. A…
By: Chris Saur April 15, 2019 — SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The California Housing Finance Agency is partnering with the non-profit Self-Help Enterprises to help alleviate the housing crisis by providing financing for Accessory Dwelling Units in…
By: Ann Field April 14, 2019 — When Caroline Caselli was a social worker in San Francisco working with homeless families not long ago, she noticed something odd. “They were getting pulled off the affordable…
“Mental illness makes it very difficult to take advantage of services,” she said. “Gentle engagement sometimes lasting months or years (is needed) to develop trust with the outreach worker.”
“Housing is a basic human right, and in California, we simply don’t have enough of it,” said Newsom. “The cost of housing and rising rents are squeezing family budgets. My administration is using every tool at our disposal to combat the housing affordability crisis our families face. We’re working hand in hand with local leaders who are stepping up for their communities and pushing for affordability for their residents.”
The Ole Hanson Beach Club as seen from a train platform at the North Beach Metrolink Station in San Clemente. The grassy slope below the club was once popular with local homeless persons before barricades…
Homeless patients with complex medical needs are especially difficult to place in rural communities because of a lack of adequate services, said Brenda Robertson, care management regional director for Adventist Health hospitals in central California.
By: Alfred Twu April 7, 2019 — Over 200 bills have been introduced by state legislators this year to tackle California’s housing crisis. Here are some of the bigger ones. Note: Unless otherwise noted, details…
A rendering of Santa Ana Veterans Village shows the exterior of Spanish Revival-style complex that will provide 75 units of subsidized housing for homeless military veterans. The project, on First Street in Santa Ana, is…
By: Andrew Stephens April 4, 2019 — California is a fascinating study of politics, housing and galvanized activism. It’s been said that as California goes, so goes the nation. But not always. And hopefully not…
By: Tim Houchen April 2, 2019 — The long-awaited reveal of a San Clemente SB 2 zone, five years in the making, identifies a state mandated zone where an emergency homeless shelter can exist by…