Despite billions spent, new data shows almost a third of the nation’s homeless now live in California
The state’s homeless population increased by 6%. Why is the crisis still getting worse?
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Can ‘social housing’ help solve California’s housing crisis?
A state bill seeks to create publicly owned housing that's affordable for people of a range of income levels.
Census: Bay Area population grew older, Asians are now the region’s largest racial group
Over the last decade, the Bay Area's population grew older and more racially diverse, with White residents no longer the region's largest racial group.
Big changes made in how mortgage fees are calculated
In the Bay Area, the change could shift total mortgage closing costs by thousands of dollars.
One of Bay Area’s largest homeless shelters to launch in Redwood City
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, local officials and project backers touted the 240-unit "navigation center" as a cost-effective and "dignified" model for getting people off the streets and into lasting...
New bill seeks to limit housing sprawl in fire- and flood-prone areas of California
The sprawl has allowed people to live closer to nature and buy homes in more affordable parts of the state where it is cheaper and easier to build. But it...
PG&E connection delays add to California’s housing woes, advocates say
For months or even years on end, hundreds of newly constructed apartments can sit empty because Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is dragging its feet connecting them to the power...
11 Bay Area affordable housing projects squeezed by Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Across the Bay Area, at least nine developers are in varying states of limbo over 11 low-income projects in cities from San Jose to Petaluma.
Gavin Newsom is blasting CEQA. What is it and why does it matter?
The state's signature environmental protection law affects a wide range of public land-use decisions, from approving low-income apartments to issuing oil well permits and creating new bike lanes.
What’s behind the Bay Area’s push to add 441,000 new homes by 2031?
Between now and 2031, state regulators want the Bay Area to add over 441,000 new homes -- a roughly 15% increase in the region's total housing stock -- in hopes...