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February 20, 2025
California voters could soon be asked to authorize spending billions of dollars on new affordable housing. East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and state Senator Christopher Cabaldon, a Yolo County Democrat, this week brought back a proposal to place a $10 billion bond for affordable housing programs on the June 2026 ballot after failing to get the measure on the November 2024 ballot. If approved, the measure would authorize bonds to build low-income rental housing and supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness across…
May 20, 2025
On May 14, Governor Newsom released his May Revise to the 2025-26 state budget, announcing a $12B deficit and offering a dire updated proposal with no funding for the major state housing programs.
June 5, 2025
A controversial bill that would allow more apartments near public transit stations throughout California narrowly squeaked through the state Senate on Tuesday. The bill, SB 79, needed 21 “yes” votes to pass, and it had none to spare, with senators voting 21–13 to advance it to the Assembly. Authored by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, SB 79 would enable the construction of buildings between four and nine stories tall near certain high-frequency bus stations, train and ferry stops. Wiener said the goals of…
July 23, 2025
The Bay Area is the poster child for the nation’s housing affordability crisis, and has been for the past several decades. However, as housing costs continue to rise from sea to shining sea, San Francisco-style unaffordability seems to be catching on in much of the rest of the country, too.