Plans for a new housing and homelessness agency halted Wednesday following a last-minute and expletive-laden negotiation between city, county and state leaders.

News release The L.A. County Board of Supervisors has approved the appointment of Sarah Mahin as the first director of the new Department of Homeless Services and Housing, the county’s […] ...

AFTER YEARS OF SOARING RENTS, increasingly out-of-reach home prices and an enduring homelessness crisis that touches every corner of the state, California ...

Aside from giving housing and homelessness its own box atop Gov. Gavin Newsom’s organizational chart, the reorg is supposed to simplify the state’s snarled affordable housing financing system.

The invasive golden mussel reached California’s Delta in 2024. Now, the state is trying to protect Oroville Dam and other reservoirs from it.

As of this past spring, nearly 108,464 people had slept in New York City shelters – yet experts have warned that actual ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom Restructures State Government to Combat Homelessness, Boost Housing and Affordability ...

California is creating a new state agency focused on housing and homelessness to address its ongoing housing crisis. Governor ...

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. An apprentice carpenter works on an accessory dwelling unit project in San Diego on Feb. 11, 2025. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for ...

California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday passed major changes to the California Environmental Quality Act in what supporters say is a historic move to get more housing built across the ...

After scaling back a landmark environmental law, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state leaders are hoping for a construction boom.

Maison's Village II received additional funding in the form of a $30 million permanent loan and $1.6 million soft financing from the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) and $36.8 million in ...