By: Sarah Holder May 2, 2019 — Apartment List research finds that housing markets are only exacerbating the gap between the rich and poor, and homeowners and renters. The 1 percent may be hoarding America’s…
By: Tim Houchen May 1, 2019 — You heard the news first from Commissioner Tim Houchen. Reliable sources from the City of Anaheim Department of Community Development, are reporting that the Section 8 waiting list…
By: Melanie Occhiuzzo May 1, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH — As of April 29, there were 400 people identified as being homeless in the city, either living in transitional housing, in shelters or just living…
By: Joe Nelson April 29, 2019 — A bill that would make it a hate crime to attack a homeless person in California has been shelved for this legislative session, but the South Bay lawmaker…
By: Holly J. Mitchell April 25, 2019 — Housing is a basic human right. It’s right there in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was created by the United Nations in 1948 and has…
By: Matt Levin April 24, 2019 — A controversial bill that would force California cities to allow denser housing around public transit cleared a major hurdle today, but only after its sponsor agreed to go…
By: Tim Houchen April 24, 2019 — Senate Bill 50, dubbed the “More Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, Equity and Stability Act” – or “More HOMES” Act, would require local land use authorities – be it a…
By: Ian Henderson April 19, 2019 — Laguna Beach is often known as a liberal island in the otherwise conservative Orange County in California. However, in the 2018 midterms, an independent with a conservative law…
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…
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…