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- Can’t afford California housing? Try living in a tiny sleeping pod https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-28/california-homes-and-apartment-are-too-expensive-is-a-pod-a-good-alternative 3 comments
- California’s affordable housing problem is really a national one https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/business/economy/california-housing-crisis.html 289 comments
- California affordable housing is more expensive than luxury housing https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2020-04-09/california-low-income-housing-expensive-apartment-coronavirus 204 comments
- California Sues City Over Lack of Affordable Housing https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-to-sue-city-over-lack-of-affordable-housing-11548439811 5 comments
- Affordable housing in California now routinely tops $1M per apartment to build https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2022-06-20/california-affordable-housing-cost-1-million-apartment 255 comments
- California's constitution makes affordable housing hard to build https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-affordable-housing-constitution-20190203-story.html 45 comments
- They helped create California's high housing market. Now they can't afford it https://news.yahoo.com/bidding-wars-meaningless-list-prices-095906544.html 11 comments
- Can LA’s ‘Mansion Tax’ Unlock Affordable Housing Across California? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-10/measure-ula-how-la-s-mansion-tax-aims-to-rein-in-housing-costs 196 comments economics
- California’s top housing officials share their vision for affordability and accountability https://calmatters.org/housing/2021/11/california-housing-crisis-podcast-top-state-officials/ 4 comments politics
- Rep. Schiff Announces Nearly $600 Million for Affordable Housing in California https://schiff.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-schiff-announces-nearly-600-million-for-affordable-housing-in-california 34 comments politics
- California just legalized public banking, setting the stage for more affordable housing https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/03/california-governor-public-banking-law-ab857 73 comments politics
- California to shift funding from mental health programs to affordable housing. https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/gavin-newsom-faces-backlash-for-solution-to-homeless-crisis/ss-BB1lOCmU?cvid=60a393bd0be94b8ab31dd97634cc6b99&ei=20&ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531#image=4 6 comments economy
- California files lawsuit accusing Huntington Beach of violating affordable housing laws https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3892279-california-files-lawsuit-accusing-huntington-beach-of-violating-affordable-housing-laws/ 24 comments politics
- California school district asks parents to rent rooms to teachers who can't afford housing https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/california-school-district-asks-parents-to-rent-rooms-to-teachers-who-cant-afford-housing-milpitas-housing-costs-high-expensive-educators-low-salaries-move-loss-staff 195 comments nottheonion
- New poll finds California voters most concerned about housing affordability https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/new-poll-finds-california-voters-most-concerned-about-housing-affordability/ 50 comments politics
- ‘This will negatively impact home values’—California parents oppose plan to build affordable housing for teachers https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-will-negatively-impact-home-valuescalifornia-parents-oppose-plan-to-build-affordable-housing-for-teachers-2018-10-05?link=sfmw_tw 36 comments politics
- California Treasurer Says GOP Tax Plan Will Gut Affordable Housing http://www.courthousenews.com/california-treasurer-says-gop-tax-plan-will-gut-affordable-housing/ 5 comments politics
- Posh California town backtracks on mountain lion habitat claims to sidestep affordable housing plan https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/posh-california-town-backtracks-mountain-lion-habitat-claims-sidestep-affordable-housing-plan/VXVEXNY7RFAV7NMKFMZYRK2BBU/ 30 comments nottheonion
- Apple Has Deployed More Than $1 Billion Towards Affordable Housing Initiatives in California https://www.macrumors.com/2021/07/14/apple-affordable-housing-projects-california/ 8 comments apple
- US teachers grapple with a growing housing crisis: ‘We can’t afford rent’ | California https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/02/us-teachers-california-salary-disparities 1982 comments economics
- Editorial: How Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema might gut California's affordable housing efforts https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-How-Joe-Manchin-and-Kyrsten-Sinema-16566458.php 6 comments politics
- Affordable housing can cost $1 million in California. Coronavirus could make it worse https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2020-04-09/california-low-income-housing-expensive-apartment-coronavirus 3 comments politics
- ‘I nearly emptied my bank account’: New California law places a limit on security deposits in an effort to make housing more affordable https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/i-nearly-emptied-my-bank-account-new-california-law-places-a-limit-on-security-deposits-in-an-effort-to-make-housing- 646 comments upliftingnews
- A dark side to the California dream: How the state Constitution makes affordable housing hard to build https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-affordable-housing-constitution-20190203-story.html 27 comments politics
- George Lucas decides to spite his wealthy neighbors who wouldn't allow a movie studio on his property by donating his property to build hundreds of units of affordable housing in Marin, California's wealthiest county. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-affordable-marin-http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-affordable-marin-20130401,0,4976181.story20130401,0,4976181.story 68 comments politics
- In Los Angeles, a 49-unit apartment complex is taking 17 years to complete, the result of complex laws that exacerbated California's affordable housing crisis https://www.businessinsider.com/california-affordable-housing-los-angeles-construction-regulations-lorena-plaza-delays-2023-12 3 comments economy
- Trump Has No Clue About Homelessness. This California Lawmaker Actually Does. “He’s been cutting affordable housing funds, aggressively attacking the social safety net,” says state Sen. Scott Wiener. “These are all things that increase homelessness.” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/10/trump-attack-california-san-francisco-homeless-response-state-senator-scott-wiener/ 11 comments politics
- We're about to cycle across the USA from coast to coast for affordable housing, and you can too! Bike and Build Connecticut to California 2015 - applications are still open for all routes http://www.bikeandbuild.org/cms/content/view/40/56/ 6 comments bicycling
- Apple deploys $1 billion in affordable housing support across California - Funding has unlocked capital for new projects and benefited thousands of residents in more than 25 counties https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/07/apple-deploys-1-billion-in-affordable-housing-support-across-california/ 58 comments apple
- POLITICS 6 HOURS AGO Trump Has No Clue About Homelessness. This California Lawmaker Actually Does. “He’s been cutting affordable housing funds, aggressively attacking the social safety net,” says state Sen. Scott Wiener. “These are all things that increase homelessness.” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/10/trump-attack-california-san-francisco-homeless-response-state-senator-scott-wiener/ 8 comments politics