Record number of Americans are homeless amid nationwide rent surge
Rents over the last two decades have risen much faster than employee pay, contributing to an escalating homelessness crisis in the U.S.
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Rents over the last two decades have risen much faster than employee pay, contributing to an escalating homelessness crisis in the U.S.
Rent across the U.S. is dipping as vacancies rise and property managers struggle to fill homes, new data shows.
A new analysis of listings in 97 of the most populous U.S. metropolitan areas found that just 15.5% of homes for sale last year were affordable for the typical household.
Despite the so-called "Great California Exodus" that has seen residents leave the state in droves, mostly because of the high cost of living, there are plenty of people bucking the trend and making their way to the Bay Area.
Sacramento city leaders are calling it a big win for more permanent supportive housing in downtown Sacramento. But the price tag to bring this affordable housing to market is eye-popping.
It may not look like much now, but a small army is digging into a project to bring affordable permanent housing to some of their own in Stockton.
The average rate for a 30-year home loan crossed the 8% threshold this week, deepening the affordability crisis for homebuyers.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to fast-track low-income housing on surplus land owned by nonprofit colleges and religious institutions.
Home prices have jumped so much that Americans must pay a third of their income on housing, according to one study.
The Oak Rose Apartments would be a three-story building with 67 units located on vacant land along Elk Grove Boulevard in the historic Old Town District. Many people who live and work in the neighborhood oppose the plan.
Americans flocked to suburban areas during the pandemic — one of several reasons why rent increases there have outpaced urban areas.
A plan to add more affordable housing to the area is feeling the pressure in more ways than one. We're talking about water pressure. It's simply not strong enough and that's keeping one major Sacramento project from letting new residents flow on in.
The State of California is doing its part to help meet a goal of 2.5 million new housing starts by 2030. One plan is to turn empty office buildings into affordable housing.
Finding a way to keep people in their homes and keep rent down — it's a complicated proposal amid a challenging financial market with increasing interest rates. Now, Sacramento city leaders are trying to tackle the issue.
What once defined housing for those below the poverty line is now becoming housing for an increasingly shrinking middle class in California.
According to a recent study from Redfin, there are only four major U.S. markets where it's cheaper to buy a home than rent, and Sacramento isn't one of them. In fact, it's toward the top of the list with cities like Denver and San Diego.
It's a new idea for one of the oldest blocks in Sacramento.
A new poll shows a staggering percentage of people living in the capital region struggle to make ends meet.
Supporters say in order to keep educators in the classroom, you first have to keep them in the community.
Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer, but experts are uncertain if the slowdown will continue.
Rents are surging from coast to coast. A recent report found more than half of renters saw an increase in the past year.
A new affordable housing bill in California may make its way to the governor's desk.
You've probably seen the construction of new housing projects popping up all across Sacramento. It's coming at a time when the city is facing a critical shortage of affordable places to live. Many people are having a tough time trying to purchase an affordable home.
In the city of Stockton, on any given night, an estimated 140 veterans are forced to sleep on the streets. On Thursday, the city celebrated a new housing community dedicated to cutting that number down.
California has not effectively used surplus properties owned by the state to help alleviate the affordable housing crisis, according to an audit that recommends agencies hire more staff and accelerate the rate at which parcels are offered for development.
Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, Bryan Reynolds went deep from both sides of the plate and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Athletics 6-5.
A massive fire that destroyed the Medline Industries warehouse in Tracy is now approximately 85% contained, fire officials said Tuesday, as crews move closer to handing the site over to an environmental cleanup team.
Developers have been given the green light to turn 2,000 acres of farmland and wildlife habitat into thousands of new homes near the Natomas area of Sacramento.
Cal Fire said arson investigators arrested a 28-year-old man from Sacramento for allegedly igniting a vegetation fire in Shasta County last week.
Gov. Newsom's office is escalating its fight with the Trump administration, sending a letter Tuesday to Acting U.S. AG Todd Blanche accusing the Justice Department of conducting a politically motivated investigation into his wife and associates.
Gov. Newsom's office sent a letter to Acting U.S. AG Todd Blanche accusing the Justice Department of conducting a politically motivated investigation into his wife and associates.
Developers have been given the green light to turn 2,000 acres of farmland and wildlife habitat into thousands of new homes near the Natomas area of Sacramento.
A massive fire that destroyed the Medline Industries warehouse in Tracy is now approximately 85% contained, fire officials said Tuesday, as crews move closer to handing the site over to an environmental cleanup team.
Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, Bryan Reynolds went deep from both sides of the plate and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Athletics 6-5.
Family members identified the victim as 73-year-old Carla Zepeda, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Developers have been given the green light to turn 2,000 acres of farmland and wildlife habitat into thousands of new homes near the Natomas area of Sacramento.
The capital city's newest museum is about to open in Old Sacramento, and we got an exclusive inside look.
Sacramento police said on Tuesday that a person of interest was taken into custody after a 16-year-old was killed in a weekend shooting.
Old Sacramento is one of the city's top tourist attractions, but finding a way to enjoy the water can be a challenge. A new business is now making a big splash in the area.
An arrest has been made in a hit-and-run in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood that killed a child and left her father with serious injuries, officials said on Friday.
Gov. Newsom's office is escalating its fight with the Trump administration, sending a letter Tuesday to Acting U.S. AG Todd Blanche accusing the Justice Department of conducting a politically motivated investigation into his wife and associates.
The utility said it is monitoring a wind event forecast to hit the region by Wednesday for expected public safety power shutoffs.
A California couple was injured after discovering their dogs were fighting a bear in the Mammoth Lakes area earlier this week, police said.
Three U.S. citizens, including two California residents, have been arrested by the FBI in connection with an alleged plot to support ISIS.
A series of offshore earthquakes shook near California's North Coast early Wednesday morning.
Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, Bryan Reynolds went deep from both sides of the plate and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Athletics 6-5.
The family of former NFL star Aldon Smith is donating his brain to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries following his sudden death at age 36.
Serena and Venus Williams are getting back together as a doubles team, at Wimbledon. The last time the sisters were a doubles duo was at the 2022 U.S. Open, where they lost their opening match.
Nick Kurtz hit two homers and drove in five runs, Jeff McNeil also went deep and knocked in four, and the Athletics beat the scuffling Pittsburgh Pirates 11-2.
Sacramento State is adding women's flag football as an official team, the school announced Monday.
Gov. Newsom's office is escalating its fight with the Trump administration, sending a letter Tuesday to Acting U.S. AG Todd Blanche accusing the Justice Department of conducting a politically motivated investigation into his wife and associates.
The FBI said it disrupted an attempt to attack Sunday's UFC America 250 event at the White House, with court records detailing an alleged plot to use small drones carrying explosives.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said the Justice Department is investigating he and his wife, Jennifer.
President Trump's investment accounts traded between $212 million and $695 million in stocks and other securities in the first three months of the year — an unprecedented sum for a sitting president.
The U.S. and Iran are expected to meet for a signing ceremony on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland, Pakistan's prime minister said.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A West Park High School sophomore is celebrating the end of the school year and a second chance at life after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during band class last month.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Fresh off their undefeated season and conference championship win, the women on the team are speaking out for the first time.
Finding the perfect dress isn't easy, but now, selling them could become a lot more challenging.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have made several different claims about California gas prices. Here's what we found.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The California Highway Patrol captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout said.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
Crews are battling a vegetation fire that was threatening structures near Camanche Reservoir in California's San Joaquin Valley, officials said Wednesday evening.
Six months after a California wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in the Tuolumne County community of Chinese Camp, officials say debris removal is now complete and properties are being returned to their owners.
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Tiger Fire that burned 118 acres in California's Amador County last summer and forced evacuations near Pioneer.
A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.
San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
Their message is simple: keep showing up, keep moving and keep your heart open, because sometimes, the person who changes your life is living right across the street.
A Sacramento County dog picked up thousands of miles from home after he went missing five years ago was reunited with his family on Wednesday.
What started as a suspicious circumstances call for Rancho Cordova police ended with a newborn surprise.
A once-empty lot behind Church of the Cross in north Modesto now hosts a thriving community garden with more than 140 plots and growers from across the globe.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
Developers have been given the green light to turn 2,000 acres of farmland and wildlife habitat into thousands of new homes near the Natomas area of Sacramento.
Madisen Keavy reports.
Chickens are a common sight in the Yuba-Sutter region — wandering neighborhoods, perching in trees, and sometimes causing a little trouble. But some have a much bigger job.
Nina Burns reports.
Steve Large reports.