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Cecil Hotel’s Unhoused Residents Decry Filth and Violence

08/31/2023 - 8:30 AM By Brittany Maldonado
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The Cecil's streak of bad luck continues.
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Teachers Await New Affordable Housing Complex in Palo Alto

08/24/2023 - 7:22 AM By Brittany M.
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The complex’s 110 units are being built through a public-private partnership that includes Mercy Housing California (MHC), Abode Communities, and the City of Palo Alto.

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Feeling ‘Ripple Effects’ from San Diego, Chula Vista Considers a Camping Ban Of its Own

08/15/2023 - 9:10 AM By Brittany M.

It’s been three weeks since San Diego began enforcing its public camping ban. Now, neighboring Chula Vista is considering a similar ordinance of its own.

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Sacramento District Attorney Threatens City Over Homelessness

08/10/2023 - 9:36 AM By Brittany M.

Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho threatened legal action against the City of Sacramento Monday over its escalating homelessness crisis. 

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San Francisco’s Mid-Year Housing Numbers Are a Big Disappointment

08/03/2023 - 10:52 AM By Brittany M.

San Francisco continues to lag significantly on housing construction, recent data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development show.

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Five More Communities Designated ‘Prohousing’ by State

07/27/2023 - 6:19 AM By Brittany M.

Long Beach, Moreno Valley, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and the Town of Windsor have been added to a list of 27 “prohousing communities” designated by the State of California.

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San Diego Rent Prices Now Exceed San Francisco’s

07/13/2023 - 5:12 AM By Brittany M.

That’s a significant change from March 2020 when rents in San Francisco were 29% higher than San Diego.

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L.A. Sees Increase in Homelessness

07/06/2023 - 4:02 AM By Brittany M.

Homelessness in the City of Los Angeles County rose 10% in January, according to the annual point-in-time survey.

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Homelessness Forced a Councilmember Out of Her District. Should She Keep Her Seat?

06/27/2023 - 4:49 AM By Brittany M.

California’s affordable housing crisis has forced countless residents out of their homes and neighborhoods. As an unfolding drama in Ojai reminds us, elected officials are not immune.

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How Wealthy Cities Use ADUs to Bypass Housing Quotas

06/20/2023 - 11:32 AM By Brittany M.

In some affluent San Mateo County cities, up to 80% of state-mandated affordable housing now consists of granny flats. 

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