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Lawmakers in Salem have yet to tackle the biggest items 鈥� such as passing a budget and debating a major transportation package -
Rahul Lal/CalMattersIn the recurring legislative fight between YIMBY legislators and defenders of California鈥檚 signature environmental law, one bill could be a final legislative showdown.
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When will the law of supply and demand cool California鈥檚 housing market? The state is losing population as it builds homes at its fastest clip in more than a decade. -
Californians in their late 20s and early 30s own homes at half the rate as their peers outside the state. That鈥檚 one of the key takeaways in a new UC Berkeley research paper which chronicles the state鈥檚 continued decline in homeownership among all age groups, especially younger adults. -
Governor Gavin Newsom鈥檚 administration filed a lawsuit against the city of Elk Grove on Monday, claiming the city discriminated against low-income residents when it denied an affordable housing project last July. -
Looking for a creative way to live simply in California has one West Sacramento woman running a gauntlet of zoning laws and red tape. -
Downtown Roseburg is becoming home to a growing number of students from Umpqua Community College. -
A recent city poll of local housing developers identified some new building requirements 鈥� ranging from mandatory bicycle parking spaces to bird-safe windows 鈥� as policies the city should suspend to accelerate housing development in Portland. -
Democratic voters in California cities are pushing mayors and city councils to clear homeless camps. Leaders are responding with new ordinances, from Sacramento to San Diego. -
Oregon鈥檚 largest urban areas will start receiving nearly $80 million to help residents out of homelessness by the end of the month, Gov. Tina Kotek announced Monday. -
Oregon鈥檚 current law limits rent hikes to 7% plus inflation. In some recent cases, that鈥檚 resulted in 14% increases. -
Gov. Newsom wants to spend $300 million the first year, which could help about 2,300 buyers. But home prices are falling and mortgage rates are rising, complicating the launch. -
As a bipartisan $200 million package intended to help hundreds of homeless Oregonians find housing heads to Gov. Tina Kotek for her signature, state lawmakers say they鈥檙e shifting focus from triaging a homelessness emergency to building more homes. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration is struggling to contain a worsening homelessness crisis despite record spending, is trying something bold: tapping federal health care funding to cover rent for homeless people and those at risk of losing their housing.