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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.
A groundbreaking held Tuesday morning for affordable housing on 44th Street won't be confined to just a few homes.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday he is putting a new emphasis on trying to alleviate the state's seemingly intractable affordable housing problem, including by creating a "strike force" to focus on tenant protections, on local governments that don't comply with state housing laws, and related issues.
Tenants, affordable housing groups and local governments will get first crack at buying foreclosed homes under a measure approved Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
In their latest bid to combat California's affordable housing crisis, state lawmakers on Monday announced a package of bills to limit development fees that can add tens of thousands of dollars to the price of a new home.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, responding to Sacramento's housing shortage, has asked the City Council on Tuesday to vote to create a $100 million affordable housing trust fund.
The price of housing is going up everywhere, but people in Stockton are being hit especially hard.
Some Silicon Valley entrepreneurs say they may have a solution to the housing crisis, and it's right in your backyard.
The state says it's in the early stages of this project and it could even remove the Folsom State Prison parcel of its list of potential opportunities.
The city of Sacramento says there isn't enough affordable housing, but two developers argue too much red tape is getting in the way.
Habitat for Humanity is trying something different by rehabbing these homes and turning them into affordable housing for families in need.
The process to find housing after the Camp Fire is even harder for the hundreds in the Section 8 voucher program.
The cutting-edge design would bring more than 7,500 square feet of retail, 200 hotel rooms and nearly the same amount of dorm-style apartments with community spaces. Most will be no bigger than 400 square feet at an affordable price.
Over the last few years, demand for housing in Sacramento has soared, leading to dramatically-rising rent.
Thursday, three housing bills were introduced to the state legislature, focusing on the rental housing market.
Governor Gavin Newsom is pledging to enhance California's housing supply goals by punishing cities that don't approve enough new homes.
Two California lawmakers want the state to streamline the housing production process in order to get more homes built in a timely manner.
Sacramento may turn some addresses caught with illegal marijuana grows into affordable housing.
The city council voted to wave major fees to new developers to begin building across Sacramento.
Proposition 1 calls for the state to sell $4 billion in bonds for veterans and affordable housing.
The state is trying to tackle the housing crisis in Sacramento by building affordable housing
Homeless veterans and disabled residents in Stockton are stuck in limbo after construction delays at an affordable housing complex. The Anchor Village Apartment Complex was originally estimated to open in June but residents are still waiting to move in.
In three Bay Area counties, San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin, if you make below $117,400, you're officially poor.
