Climate change is driving internal migration, straining housing supply and immigration policy, and requiring the US to prepare for an influx of people with improved housing, transportation, and social services.
A federal judge has blocked California’s law banning federal and local law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations, ruling that the statute likely violates the Constitution, but upheld the requirement that all law enforcement officers must display visible identification.
California’s spending on homelessness has decreased significantly in recent years, despite evidence that prior investments helped reduce unsheltered homelessness and expand housing placements, according to a new analysis by the California Budget Center.
California Senate Majority Leader Angelique Ashby has introduced the CalFresh for Students Act, which aims to streamline access to CalFresh benefits for college students, in order to improve student retention, degree completion, and overall campus well-being.
Zillow Chief Economist Svenja Gudell warned in 2016 that the imbalance between demand for low- and middle-income housing and the overwhelming share of new luxury apartment construction would deepen affordability pressures, but policymakers and housing advocates ignored her warning and prioritized market faith over material outcomes.
Opposition to housing construction is often rooted in population alarmism, which treats people as the problem and scarcity as a moral necessity, rather than a policy failure, and ignores the benefits of density and the adaptability of social systems.
Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom has introduced Assembly Bill 1659 to support the continuation of education for justice-involved youth by providing transition support and reducing disruptions when students return to their home school districts.
Institutional investors are being blamed for driving up home prices, but the real cause of the affordability crisis is chronic undersupply of housing due to restrictive zoning, procedural delays, and legal challenges.
California Democrats are divided over a new proposal to force cities to allow housing near major transit hubs, with some Democrats opposing the bill and others supporting it.
Assemblymember Alex Lee has introduced AB 1675, the “No Tax Breaks for ICE Contractors Act”, which would prevent California taxpayer dollars from subsidizing corporations that contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Los Angeles’ housing crisis is caused by decades of political hesitation, resulting in a shortage of housing despite near-universal agreement that more homes are needed, and is exacerbated by regulatory uncertainty, artificial scarcity, and punitive fees.
City leaders, county officials, housing providers and homelessness advocates are urging state leaders to restore the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention grant program to its historic funding level of $1 billion, warning that proposed cuts could undermine years of progress in addressing homelessness across California.
Seven candidates debated in the Ruth Williams Opera House in Bayview-Hunters Point, San Francisco, on topics such as immigration, affordability, public safety, and Proposition 36, while the Black Action Alliance and Theo Ellington demanded accountability and recognition of the area’s legacy of government neglect and environmental harm.
Congressman Mike Thompson is calling for the impeachment of Kristi Noem and the cutting of ICE funding in response to the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Journalist Brian Goldstone argues that homelessness in America is not primarily caused by joblessness or individual dysfunction, but by economic and housing structures that make it difficult for working families to afford housing.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against Rady Children’s Health for illegally shutting down gender-affirming medical care for patients under 19, in violation of a major hospital merger agreement.
Sen. Steve Padilla introduced SB 941 to prohibit excessive markups on basic goods sold in private detention facilities in California, in an effort to curb corporate profiteering and protect detainees from exploitation.
Assemblymember Alex Lee plans to introduce legislation to bar companies contracting with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from receiving certain state tax benefits and redirect resulting revenue toward immigrant legal aid.
A coalition of civil rights organizations is asking a federal judge to strike down two Trump administration immigration enforcement policies that convert courthouses into enforcement dragnets and subject immigrants to prolonged detention in facilities never designed for overnight confinement.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Sacramento Valley/Central California released a statement calling for a local law enforcement investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by an ICE agent and demanding the complete removal of ICE from Minnesota.