Lawmakers Take Two Approaches On Affordable Housing July 10, 2017 | Ben Bradford California lawmakers attempting to address the state’s housing crisis are taking two approaches. They’re passing bills to subsidize housing for low-income residents and looking to encourage more building. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Calif. Senate Passes Fee To Fund New Affordable Housing July 6, 2017 | Ben Bradford California has the most expensive real estate markets in the U.S., while state funds for affordable housing have largely dried up. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Home Affordability In Sacramento County At Nine Year Low June 29, 2017 | Steve Milne Sacramento County's median home price was $318,000 in the second-quarter of this year, helping to sink the affordability index even further. Analysts say affordability is the lowest it's been since the first quarter of 2008. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Vacation Rentals Cause Affordable Housing Rut In South Lake Tahoe June 14, 2017 | Ky Plaskon For the first time, South Lake Tahoe has just as many vacant homes as occupied ones. That’s according to a new report commissioned by the South Lake Tahoe City Council and made public at Tuesday's council meeting. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government Affordable Housing Legislation Moves Forward June 2, 2017 | Amy Quinton California lawmakers have approved several bills designed to address the state’s lack of affordable housing. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government Thursday Capitol Roundup: Single-Payer Healthcare, Cap-and-Trade, Affordable Housing June 1, 2017 | Ben Adler | Amy Quinton UPDATE at 11:15pm: Efforts to create a statewide single-payer health care system and address housing affordability have advanced in the California Legislature. But rival bills to extend cap-and-trade both stalled in the Assembly.
Rent Increases As Apartment Quality Sinks In South Sacramento Complex May 31, 2017 | Bob Moffitt Despite poor living conditions such as black mold, leaking roofs and crime, tenants in a South Sacramento apartment complex say their landlord continues to increase rent. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
New Del Paso Affordable Housing Project Takes Big Step May 24, 2017 | Bob Moffitt A plan to build 77 affordable housing units on Del Paso Boulevard was met with cheers from some and requests for more meetings from others at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
State Government League Of California Cities Sizing Up Possibilities For Affordable Housing Legislation April 19, 2017 | Daniel Potter Gov. Jerry Brown and the League of California Cities are lauding each other’s efforts in passing a $52 billion transportation bill earlier this month. But, they may have different priorities for what’s next. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Wanted: Solutions To Sacramento's Housing Shortage April 17, 2017 | Bob Moffitt Higher rents. Fewer places to live. That's the rental market in Sacramento these days. The Sacramento City Council is hosting the first in a series of workshops to find solutions. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Mayors Darrell Steinberg And Michael Tubbs On Addressing HomelessnessJanuary 14, 2020In Gov. Newsom’s new budget there’s a major push to fund initiatives to address the state’s homelessness crisis. Cities and counties will be required to partner with the state in this effort. Two mayors discuss what they hope to do. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Wave Of New Housing Laws Set To Take Effect This YearJanuary 8, 2020New state laws are set to take effect, all related to some aspect of housing: from prohibiting landlords rejecting tenants who use vouchers, to easing construction of granny flats, to the building of high density housing near jobs and transit. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Explores Tiny Homes As A Partial Solution to HomelessnessOctober 30, 2019In an appearance on Insight last week, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg unveiled a proposal for a future campus of tiny homes to begin to address housing the City’s burgeoning homeless population. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Lawmakers Tackle Housing Issues Impacting RentersJune 10, 2019CALmatters Data and Housing Reporter Matt Levin looks at how renters fared in the current legislative session: what bills were discussed, which ones died and what survived. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Dream: The Cost Of Living In CaliforniaMay 8, 2018Why does it cost so much to live in California? CALmatters data reporter Matt Levin explains why housing costs are so high. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.