Democratic Representatives Jayapal and Frost's Housing Not Handcuffs Act would allow unregulated homeless encampments on public land across America ...

Housing bills in California often face fierce opposition from construction unions. The carpenters’ union went their own way, becoming a “game-changing” force in the debate.

Gavin Newsom last week signed the biggest effort in years to undo red tape for housing development, he singled out one group ...

When California's homeless problem was much worse, why L.A. fire victims may be feeling worse now and more big stories.

In March, California Senate Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) called on the Dodgers to drop Phillips 66 as a ...

Rahm Emanuel's infamous dictum -- "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste" -- is alive and well in the Golden State, apparently. A little over a half a year on from the destruction wrought by ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom sidestepped a lengthy political battle when he signed sweeping changes recently to the California ...

The landmark environmental bill, CEQA, has been credited with preventing irreversible damage to natural habitats. But it’s also provided an avenue for resistant neighbors to block new housing in urban ...

Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about ...

The two bills signed by the governor create sweeping exemptions for urban infill housing developments up to 20 acres.

“Without CEQA, The City becomes a developer’s playground,” warned Lori Brooke, co-founder of Neighborhoods United SF, which ...