Commentary: Will Building Near Transit Solve California’s Housing Crisis?
California is once again turning to upzoning near transit as a solution to its housing crisis—a move…
Monday Morning Thoughts: UC Experts Call for Legislative Reforms to Strengthen Housing Accountability
As California continues to grapple with its persistent housing shortage, leading scholars and experts are urging the…
Commentary: How the Builder’s Remedy is Transforming California’s Housing Landscape
For decades, local governments in California have been able to resist state-mandated housing goals with relative impunity….
Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Is a Policy Choice – It’s Time to Make a Better One
California’s housing crisis is not an accident. It is not the unavoidable result of market forces, population…
Commentary: Where Are People Supposed to Go? California’s Escalating Homeless Encampment Sweeps
In the wake of the Grants Pass v. Johnson decision, California cities are ramping up homeless encampment…
Housing Action Coalition Sues Lafayette for Defying State Housing Law
LAFAYETTE, CA – The Housing Action Coalition (HAC) and Farella Braun + Martel LLP have filed a…
Fixing the Housing Crisis Goes Beyond Building More Units
In addressing the housing crisis, experts emphasize that solutions must extend beyond merely increasing the number of…
NHLP Condemns Trump-Vance Administration’s Housing Policies Following State of the Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the State of the Union, the National Housing Law Project (NHLP)…
California’s Broken Permitting System Faces Scrutiny in Assembly Select Committee Report
SACRAMENTO, CA – A yearlong investigation by the Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform has culminated in…
Commentary: Stop the Political Theater and Address Real Housing Costs
California’s housing crisis has been the subject of endless debate, legislation, and promises of reform. Yet, despite…
Study Finds Housing Regulations Drive Up Costs, Limit Affordability
A new study by economists at MetroSight, sponsored by the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the National…
Senator Wahab Introduces Bill to Protect Tenants after Disasters
Sacramento, CA — In an effort to prevent displacement and ensure housing stability for disaster victims, State…
Housing Focus: Ambitious Intentions, Limited Impact
California’s ambitious legislative agenda reflects a genuine commitment to addressing the housing crisis. However, as the YIMBY…
Governor Newsom Expands Program to Convert State Land into Affordable Housing
23 New Sites Open for Development under Revamped Excess Sites Program SACRAMENTO, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom…
Senator Wiener Introduces Bill to Strengthen California’s Housing Streamlining Laws
(San Francisco, CA) – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced Senate Bill 677, a new measure…
Housing Focus: Fast and Furious – Rethinking Housing Development in San Francisco and Beyond
You think of San Francisco and it embodies the conception of the California Housing crisis. Indeed, San…
Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Demands More Than Symbolic Legislation Like SB 9
When Senate Bill 9 (SB9) was passed in 2021, it was heralded as a revolutionary step toward…
Guest Commentary: Nation’s Largest Corporate Landlords Use California Apartment Association to Make Outsized Profits
The California Apartment Association often frames itself as a defender of mom-and-pop landlords, but that’s anything but…
Housing Advocates Warn of Rising Costs as Trump Administration Eyes HUD Cuts
Washington, D.C. – Housing advocates across the country are sounding the alarm as the Trump Administration considers…
Senator Wiener Introduces Bill to Streamline Environmental Review and Speed Up Housing Production
SAN FRANCISCO — Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced SB 607, the Fast & Focused CEQA…
