Burry, a resident of Saratoga, CA, says adding additional housing to the area will put residents in danger.

There are some people for whom their whole job is guiding others through California's housing permitting bureaucracy.

There are some people for whom their whole job is guiding others through California's housing permitting bureaucracy.

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A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.

Despite being in one of the most expensive cities in the world, some parcels of land in San Francisco have sat empty for years. Here's where they are.

Supporters said a condo construction bill would unlock affordable for-sale housing that California desperately needs. But deadlines matter.

The measure, which was opposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state's public utiliites, never came to a vote in the Assembly.

Changing demographics — namely an aging population and smaller families — have driven down the average household size in California. So even as more houses are added to the market, vacancy rates have ...

The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.

Prop. 47 led to an estimated 7,000 more unsheltered homeless Californians between 2015 and 2019, according to a new PPIC study.

The proposal would expedite the environmental review of a Newsom appointee’s mixed-use project in Santa Monica, despite opposition from both state lawmakers representing the area.

California’s Supreme Court questioned whether Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco was within his legal rights when he seized the ballots

California ordered cities and counties to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030. Only five jurisdictions are on track to hit their numbers.

California ordered cities and counties to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030. Only five jurisdictions are on track to hit their numbers.

Bioplastics are often advertised as compostable. But curbside compost collectors can’t process the bags or similar foodware.

California ordered cities and counties to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030. Only five jurisdictions are on track to hit their numbers.

Changes to the state’s cap-and-invest program could leave billions of dollars less for housing, transit or high-speed rail — forcing lawmakers to make tough spending choices.

Proposition 38 will award $4 billion to one unnamed research center. Under the very specific criteria, only one center seemingly qualifies.

Two California cities agreed to allow multiplex development in single-family neighborhoods after a YIMBY nonprofit sued.

Records show Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías also faced a temporary restraining order for elder abuse.

A portal for accessing the data and calculations behind the homeowners-to-population ratio, or HPOP, an alternative measure of homeownership

'We wouldn’t let anyone else live in a place that doesn’t have a smoke detector," one prison safety expert said about California falling behind on replacing its fire alarm systems.

California needs to ramp up reforestation to keep pace with wildfires — instead, funding and staff keep shrinking.

The state FAIR Plan’s liability exposure is concentrated in some of the wealthiest neighborhoods.

The Trump administration cancelled $2 billion of research grants to UC professors. Their legal team says it has proof that was unconstitutional.

He thought his cellmates were gang members. They turned out to be undercover agents.

The federal housing bill does a lot of little things. Supporters hope it will put a dent in California and the nation's housing shortage.

In just the first week of a new state law that allows denser housing developments near public transit, Palo Alto has seen a flurry of applications — and the three latest ones propose new apartments do...

A bill to shield Altadena from two density-boosting housing laws is meant to let the town rebuild on its own terms.

The final deal puts a stripped-down tax-cut measure to voters in November but doesn't touch real-estate transfer taxes.

California gave an old mobile home program a new name, a new focus and millions more to spend. The results are starting to come in.

A plan to set a $28 minimum wage for California homebuilders died when the influential trades union protested that it could undermine prevailing wage pay rates.