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Pardon Our Dust, It's a Remodel
By Autumn Labbe-Renault , Executive Director
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Listed under: Education Families & Children
The California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA, is both the state’s signature environmental legislation, and is also often named as the villain in the state’s housing shortage. But the story may not be that simple.
Zoning laws determine what can be built and where. These laws have shaped California, but are they really just tools for social engineering? The history of zoning is closely tied to racial segregation, as well as the state's shortage of …
California has some of the worst economic inequality in the United States. Is the housing crisis a cause?
As California insurance companies have revoked the fire policies of thousands of homeowners, the state has taken steps to get them covered again.
From California Local...
Unless California solves its housing crisis, the state will lose more congressional seats and could shift the political alignment of the whole country
From West Sacramento News Ledger...
Sutter Health recently invested $569,000 in the West Sacramento Mercy Coalition to house programs of the Mosaic Village, a safe, healing place for those impacted by substance-use disorders, homelessness, mental health illnesses and other vulnerabilities.
From CalMatters...
Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the “builder’s remedy.”
From Daily Democrat...
From YubaNet...
From The Dirt...
The City of Davis announced today that the California Finance Agency’s (CalHFA) Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loan program is opening soon in April 2024. This program offers up to 20% for down payment or closing costs, up to a maximum of $150,000, for first-time and first-generation homebuyers making below 120% of the Area Median Income.
From Los Angeles Times...
From Davis Vanguard...
From The California Aggie...
A once-groundbreaking nonprofit working with chronically homeless people in California’s capital closed and filed for bankruptcy in 2023. Here’s what happened.
From California Healthline...
In NYT’s “The Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted,” we meet a man who wants to build a city in the middle of nowhere, and folks who are slowing him down. For now.
High court ruling on "impact fees" could cost local governments millions in revenue for infrastructure.
As evictions skyrocket with landlords taking advantage of lifted pandemic restrictions, tenants fight for the right to an attorney.
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