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.
Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed 10 new Democratic superior court judges to fill vacancies across eight California counties, with experienced legal professionals from public service and private practice.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom issued guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies to investigate state law crimes committed by federal agents, following the federal government’s refusal to cooperate with state and local investigations into two recent federal officer-involved shooting deaths in Minnesota.
Civil rights advocates are urging California to make Clarence Ray Allen’s execution the last by permanently ending the state’s death penalty, citing its high cost and ineffectiveness as a deterrent.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced over $419 million in new funding for homelessness in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego, citing a 9% statewide reduction in unsheltered homelessness, the first such decline in over 15 years.
California has not executed anyone since 2006 and advocates are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to grant clemency to all those sentenced to death, citing racial bias, innocence claims, and the high costs of capital punishment.
Governor Gavin Newsom has rejected Louisiana’s request to extradite a California doctor for providing abortion medication, reaffirming California’s commitment to protecting reproductive health care and refusing to cooperate with other states seeking to criminalize it.
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2027 budget has been criticized for not adequately addressing the high costs and human consequences of incarcerating a growing elderly prison population, as the state prison system increasingly functions as a de facto nursing home.
Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2026-27 state budget was met with cautious praise from progressive advocacy organizations, who urged lawmakers to expand investments in anti-poverty programs, health care and community services.
Lush Cosmetics has launched a California-wide campaign to urge Governor Gavin Newsom to commute all of the state’s more than 560 death sentences to life without the possibility of parole.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has called for new limits on large institutional investors that buy and rent single-family homes, framing the issue as a matter of fairness, accountability and housing access for working families, while President Donald Trump has proposed a federal ban on such purchases.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has reported a 9% reduction in unsheltered homelessness in 2025, while an opinion columnist for The Sacramento Bee has questioned the accuracy of the data and the effectiveness of the state’s strategies.
Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the funding of nearly 1,000 new affordable rental homes in Los Angeles County to help fire survivors rebuild their lives and remain in their communities.
California’s housing reforms have failed to produce the desired results due to sluggish production, rising home prices, and structural barriers, according to an opinion column in Governing, which argues that the state needs to take more aggressive action to address the housing shortage.
The Trump administration has withdrawn its request to maintain federal control over the California National Guard, returning command and control to Gov. Gavin Newsom, following a court ruling that the federalization of the National Guard was illegal.
California’s CARE Court, designed to help people with serious mental illnesses, has fallen short of expectations, leaving many families frustrated and desperate for help, while a new law set to take effect in January promises to expand the grave disability standard and open a new pathway to conservatorship.
California officials have announced the creation of 267 new affordable permanent supportive housing units across five projects statewide, funded by Proposition 1, a mental health and housing bond measure approved in 2023, with units reserved for veterans and people with behavioral health challenges.
Governor Gavin Newsom appointed six new judges to California Superior Courts in Tulare, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, all of whom are Democrats and will fill vacancies created by retirements or judicial elevations.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have secured a legal victory requiring the City of Huntington Beach to adopt a compliant housing element within 120 days and limiting the city’s land use authority until it does so.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced over $52 million in federal grants to support local housing, infrastructure and homelessness initiatives, funding 90 projects across 53 counties.