Some of the most affordable housing in California is in mobile home parks. But California’s method for overseeing mobile home parks is full of gaps, a new story by CalMatters’ Manuela Tobías finds. On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” we discuss Tobías’ piece on the state’s limited enforcement of problems at mobile home parks across …
Matthew Chin is a third-year environmental studies student at UC Santa Cruz. Chin’s precarious living situation is far from unique among college students across the state. One in five California community college students, one in 10 California State University students and one in 20 University of California students are homeless, a recent UCLA study found. On this episode of “Gimme …
Over the past few years, California governments have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the state’s homelessness problem, but progress has been hard to see. A new poll by the Los Angeles Business Council Institute in cooperation with The Times, found that 79% of Los Angeles County voters believe that homelessness problems have gotten worse recently. The poll also …
A sign is posted in front of new homes for sale at Hamilton Cottages last September in Novato, Calif. California lawmakers gave final passage on Monday to a bill that would allow more homes in neighborhoods now zoned only for single-family homes. Under Senate Bill 9 by Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, cities across California would have to allow …
President-elect Joe Biden has a lengthy list of ideas to address housing affordability in California and across the country. He wants to fully fund Section 8 housing assistance vouchers for low-income renters, add a new tax credit for renters and provide greater down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” we …