The Emergency Rental Assistance program was a success in reducing eviction rates, but it was not sustained due to a lack of fanfare, and the U.S. returned to its normal rate of seven eviction filings per minute.
California’s housing crisis is so severe that even six-figure salaries are considered low income in many counties, causing middle-class families to struggle to afford housing and driving up the state’s unemployment rate.
AB 609, a bill that would exempt qualifying infill housing projects from CEQA review, passed the State Assembly unanimously and now heads to the Senate, where it is expected to be considered alongside SB 607.
SB 750, a bill that would restructure how California finances multifamily housing, is being proposed in the Senate Appropriations Committee to potentially appear on the 2026 ballot and unlock hundreds of thousands of shovel-ready homes currently stalled due to financing barriers.
Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed sweeping housing reforms in California, which has sparked a political battle between progressive and entrenched interests, as Democrats are the biggest political barrier to housing in the state.
The Davis City Council is facing a difficult decision on how to reform Measure J, with some members advocating for a wait until 2030 or a path that could involve litigation from the state or a third party.
Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a new legislative plan to streamline housing development processes and eliminate regulatory barriers in California, aiming to build 2.5 million homes and 1 million affordable units by the end of the housing cycle.
HAUS, a student-run initiative under the Associated Students of UC Davis, is providing resources, advocacy, and emergency shelter to help students navigate the housing crisis and address homelessness.
Measure J, a growth control measure in Davis, California, is increasingly putting the city on a collision course with state housing law, and reforming it to align with state law and serve actual housing needs is the smarter path.
California’s housing crisis is not about population growth, but about decades of underbuilding, exclusionary zoning, and a housing market designed to benefit those who already own property, and the state needs to take action to address this issue.
The “abundance” camp is calling for building more, deregulating, and unleashing the private sector to solve the housing crisis, but the left argues that this is not enough and that we need to build differently and for different ends, such as expanding the nonprofit and public sectors, taxing vacancy and property hoarding, and using public options for housing finance and construction.
California’s housing market has become so skewed that earning $100,000 a year in four Bay Area counties qualifies you as “low-income” for affordable housing eligibility, highlighting the need for reforms to make housing more affordable by design.
Senate Bill 79, authored by Senator Scott Wiener, aims to address California’s housing crisis by incentivizing the construction of housing near public transit corridors, promoting affordability, livability, and climate survival.
A new report from UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation reveals that California’s complex and fragmented affordable housing finance system is significantly increasing development costs and delaying construction, with each additional public funding source adding an average of four months to the development timeline and $20,460 to per-unit total development costs.
California is facing a housing crisis due to excessive regulation and restrictive land use policies, resulting in a lack of affordable housing and unaffordable home prices.
Davis, California’s progressive values are contradicted by its refusal to build enough housing for its own UC Davis workforce, leading to increased commuting distances, traffic congestion, and environmental sustainability issues.
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla joined San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie to tour the Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center, a flagship affordable housing facility for low-income seniors, and to highlight ongoing efforts to address California’s housing and homelessness crises, while also advocating for the Housing for All Act to expand federal investment in affordable housing.
Professor Stephen Wheeler argues that Davis, California needs to rethink its zoning code, housing policies, and leadership to align with cutting-edge climate action and sustainable urban planning, and to create a more equitable and livable city.
California’s housing crisis is not inevitable, and the George W. Bush Institute report suggests that other states and metro areas have successfully produced housing that meets demand, keeps prices in check, and reduces homelessness by allowing multifamily and high-density housing in substantial portions of their urban footprint, reducing lot sizes and parking mandates, reusing underutilized land, embracing innovation, and investing in public schools, transit, walkable downtowns, parks, and vibrant mixed-use communities.
Colorado’s land use reforms could be a blueprint for climate and housing policy nationwide by legalizing infill housing, such as duplexes and fourplexes, and promoting transit-oriented development, which could drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions while helping to solve the state’s growing housing crisis.