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Facebook Charged With Housing Discrimination by HUD

March 28, 2019

NEW YORK — The federal government charged Facebook with high-tech housing discrimination Thursday for allegedly misusing its vaunted ability to deliver ads with surgical precision to certain groups of people and not others. "Facebook is discriminating again...

Walters: Poll Underscores California’s Housing Crisis

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

March 28, 2019

Two months ago, when the Public Policy Institute of California asked the state’s residents to name the top issues that newly inaugurated Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature should address, immigration was No....

Photo of a reporter looking over a list of local government projects

Assembly Democrats Want Lower Threshold to Raise Local Taxes

AP News

March 27, 2019

SACRAMENTO — California voters could decide in 2020 whether it should be easier for their local governments to raise taxes and issue bonds for affordable housing, road improvements and other public projects. ...

How’s the Economy? Count the Cranes to Find Out.

New York Times

March 20, 2019

By C.J. Hughes To determine the health of the economy, you could scrutinize the minutes of Federal Reserve meetings, pore over the latest economic data and scour trade publications. Or you could simply look up. The towering cranes that rise above develop...

Oregon Set to Become 1st State With Mandatory Rent Controls

AP News

February 21, 2019

SALEM, Ore. — Faced with a housing shortage and skyrocketing rents, Oregon is poised to become the first state to impose mandatory rent controls, with a measure establishing tenant protections moving swiftly th...

Walters: Newsom Raises the Housing Bar on Himself

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

January 30, 2019

Gavin Newsom began his governorship this month by promising to confront what he described as California’s most important issue, an ever-increasing shortage of housing. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatt...

Gov. Newsom: Is He Getting Things Done?

CalMatters

January 29, 2019

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Werner: Don’t Blame Environmental Law for California’s Housing Crisis

CalMatters

January 17, 2019

California is facing a housing crisis of unprecedented proportions. Lower-income residents across the state must choose whether to pay for rent or food. People who can’t cover housing costs are forced to leave ...

Are You a Californian Looking for a New Year’s Resolution?

Joe Mathews

December 25, 2018

You might be thinking about giving up sweets or going to the gym more. But, for the good of your state, the best thing you could do is swear off this phrase: “We want to protect the character of the community.”...

Grandma’s Home Is Now a Refugee’s Slice of Paradise in Anaheim

Joe Mathews

December 21, 2018

This is the last of six columns from Joe Mathews in a series about California housing, struggles, and dreams. (GV Wire Illustration/Alexis DeSha) My maternal grandmother Edith LeFrancois’s former house sits in a cul-de-sac just off the State College Boulev...

Cosmetology Students, Hairstylists Describe a Race Divide

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Roaming Mountain Lion Caught in Downtown San Francisco

College Football in the Spring: When? How Much? Who Plays?

Kamala is Dead. The Wrestler, Not the VP Nominee.

No Football for Fresno State Until Spring 2021 at the Earliest

Walters: School Reformers Win Major Skirmish

Kamala is Dead. The Wrestler, Not the VP Nominee.

Walters: State Tech Failures Hit Home Again

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Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

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Trump Rally Highlights Vulnerabilities Heading Into Election