BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Trump administration proposes $26.7 billion cut to HUD, impacting Section 8 housing in California. Housing Authority director Stephen Pelz opposes shifting control of ...

A first-of-its-kind plan to help end homelessness will be unveiled in Sacramento on Wednesday. Supporters say it's an aggressive approach to getting more people off the streets and into permanent ...

After years of soaring rents, increasingly out-of-reach home prices and an enduring homelessness crisis that touches every corner of the state, California is finally creating a state agency ...

California is about to run a high‑stakes experiment in how far housing law can go to bend an overheated market. Starting in 2026, a dense package of statewide rules will change what gets built, where ...

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California is in the middle of a housing policy crisis that is stubbornly hard for lawmakers to solve. Families are struggling to pay rent. First-time buyers are watching prices climb out of reach.

Bone-colored bluffs and jagged cliffs line the Monterey shoreline where chalky sand meets redwoods. Its rugged coastline, including beloved destinations such as Big Sur, is well-known California ...