The new federal housing law does a lot of little things. Supporters hope it will put a dent in both California and the nation’s housing shortage.
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A $28 minimum age for California construction workers is dead — killed by construction workers
A plan to set a $28 minimum wage for certain California homebuilders died when the influential trades union protested that it could undermine prevailing wage pay rates.
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California extended a lifeline to some of its aging mobile home parks. What happened next?
In 2023, the Manufactured Housing Opportunity and Revitalization was given a new name, a new focus and millions more to spend revitalizing California’s most overlooked source of affordable housing. Three years later, the results are starting to come in.
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The top-two primary was supposed to change California politics. Did it flop?
California voters approved a top-two primary election designed to encourage moderation. But in most races, it ends in a conventional Democrat-versus-Republican matchup. Some are ready to scrap the top two.
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A California housing bill would raise wages to $28. Why do some unions hate it?
Legislation that would kick aside regulatory barriers to building townhouses marks just the latest spat between two rival construction unions over the future of California housing policy.
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Five things to know about California’s election, from Congress to the governor’s race
California’s wild and wide-open primary election came to a close Tuesday with voters consolidating behind leading candidates for their parties.
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Governor YIMBY: In California’s unsettled race, most candidates see eye-to-eye on housing
On zoning, permitting, fees and NIMBY obstruction, the top candidates vying to become California’s next governor all say the state needs to make it easier to build more homes.
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In the six-way race to be California’s treasurer, it likely comes down to two Democrats
California’s treasurer manages bonds, pensions and billions in cash. These are the six people vying for the job.
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A plan to cut a California tax is going to voters. Why L.A.’s ‘mansion tax’ is at the center of it
A measure to roll back two kinds of taxes is slated to go before voters in November. The measure would affect cities and taxpayers across the state, but Los Angeles and its controversial “mansion tax” is the prime target.
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California considering a first-of-its-kind idea to boost factory-built housing
To encourage housing developers to build more homes in factories and then trucking them to where they’re needed – something supporters say could result in more affordable housing – the state might get into the construction insurance business.
