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Ventura County Star: Another state bill that would worsen housing crisis
Assembly Bill 1701 is such an example that will needlessly escalate costly litigation, create a cottage industry for trial attorneys…
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Reuters: U.S. home sales stumble as prices hit record high
U.S. home resales fell more than expected in June as a dearth of properties amid strong demand pushed prices to…
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CBS Sacramento: California Lawmakers Looking For Ways To Close Affordable Housing Gap
State lawmakers begin a month long recess Friday, but still on the agenda is an issue that affects every Californian—housing.…
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LA Times: Op-Ed A better way to solve the housing crisis — tax land, not development
To address Los Angeles’ housing crisis, Mayor Eric Garcetti has proposed a “linkage fee” on new development. The city would charge new residential…
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KPCC: How California is leading the way in affordable housing on tribal lands
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, the country’s largest program for building and preserving affordable rental housing, was virtually inaccessible…
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Mercury News: Opinion: To end housing crisis, California needs to make it easier to build
After many years of fits and starts, the California State Legislature is expected to take action as early as today…
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San Francisco Chronicle: California lawmakers must attack housing crisis
California’s housing emergency can be measured in many ways — its 78,000 unsheltered homeless, nearly half the nation’s total; the 180,000 additional…
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ABC News: San Diego mayor addresses soaring housing prices
The situation for affordable housing in San Diego will grow even more dire by 2020, according to a report Thursday…
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LA Daily News: In passing bill, California Legislature ignores housing problems
Legislators showed they’re not concerned about California’s well-documented housing crisis by passing a bill last week that extends wealthy Marin…
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National Alliance to End Homelessness: House Releases Draft HUD Spending Bill: What’s in it, and What it Means.
This week the House Appropriations Committee released its draft spending bill for Fiscal Year 2018. As the appropriations process continues, details…