Voters in the San Francisco Bay Area, California’s most unaffordable region, are set to vote on a record-breaking affordable housing bond. Will state Democrats add a pro-union requirement to win over a powerful labor coalition?
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California is giving schools more homework: Build housing for teachers
Some California agencies are offering incentives and hosting workshops for school districts that want to build affordable housing for teachers.
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When California housing regulators beef with voters, who wins?
What happens when voters take to the ballot to thumb their nose at state housing law? Courts haven’t offered a clear answer – and a ballot measure in Eureka this fall could make for some unsettled legal waters.
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Hot, inland California cities face the steepest water cuts with new conservation mandate
Urban water agencies serving a third of Californians, including in Santa Cruz County, won’t need to cut use, while Central Valley and desert cities face the most cuts.
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California helped give the GOP control of the House in 2022. Biden’s decision could swing districts in 2024
Democrats in key swing House districts face a pivotal choice: whether or not to back President Jod Biden. Many are staying silent, but they’re under more pressure after U.S. Senate candidate Adam Schiff called on Biden to drop out.
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Can California’s health care providers help solve the state’s homelessness crisis?
Taking advantage of new state funds, some California health care providers are starting to offer what their homeless patients really need: housing.
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Ballot measure madness: How California lawmakers are scrambling the November list
In late deals with Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders, proponents are pulling measures off the Nov. 5 ballot. But the Legislature could add others by next week.
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Bay Area will decide California’s biggest housing bond ever
A newly created regional housing finance authority for the entire San Francisco Bay Area will send a bond of up to $20 billion to the ballot. But the fate of its statewide counterpart looks bleak.
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What you need to know about the California budget deal
Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced an agreement to bridge the state budget deficit by dipping into reserves and reducing some spending. The deal also calls for a bill in August to set aside more money and a 2026 constitutional amendment to grow the state’s rainy day fund.
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California leaders tussle with health industry over billions of new dollars for Medi-Cal
With a deadline next Thursday to withdraw an initiative that would put new funding for California’s health insurance for low-income residents on the November ballot, it’s crunch time in negotiations among Gov. Gavin Newsom, state lawmakers and health industry leaders.