A Budding Sacramento Housing Solution Sparks Out Of Illegal Grow Houses
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It’s a first-of-its-kind approach to creating more housing in Sacramento. Turning addresses caught with illegal marijuana grows into affordable homes. As Sacramento weeds out the...
View ArticleBill Proposed To Get More Homes Built In California
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Two California lawmakers want the state to streamline the housing production process in order to get more homes built in a timely manner. State Senators Jim Beall (D-15th District)...
View ArticleGovernor To Punish California Cities For Not Building New Homes
Sacramento (CBS13) — Governor Gavin Newsom is pledging to enhance California’s housing supply goals by punishing cities that don’t approve enough new homes. “If we want a California for all we have to...
View ArticleNew Bills Focus On Rental Housing Market, Protecting Renters
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Thursday, three housing bills were introduced to the state legislature, focusing on the rental housing market. The Keep Families Home Bill package includes Assembly Bill 1482. Its...
View ArticleCity Proposes Rent Increase Negotiations For Landlords And Tenants
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Over the last few years, demand for housing in Sacramento has soared, leading to dramatically-rising rent. Now some city officials think mandatory mediation may help keep rents...
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City Council Clears Way For 15-Story Mixed Use Development Downtown
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — City leaders denied an attempt to block progress on a 15-story development that will bring residential, retail and much-needed hotel rooms to downtown. The city council swiftly...
View ArticleCamp Fire Couple Ready To Move Out of State After Struggling To Find Section...
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Thousands displaced by the Camp Fire are looking for permanent housing in the Butte County area or really anywhere they can, given the state’s housing shortage. But the process is...
View ArticleHabitat For Humanity Turning Illegal Grow Houses Into Affordable Housing
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Homes used to grow marijuana illegally have been given new life in Sacramento. Habitat for Humanity is trying something different by rehabbing these homes and turning them into...
View ArticleDevelopers Argue Too Much Red Tape In Way Of Affordable Housing
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The city of Sacramento says there isn’t enough affordable housing, but two developers argue too much red tape is getting in the way. Steve Lanzi and his brother Vince have been...
View ArticleState Looking At Folsom Prison Land For Affordable Housing Project
FOLSOM (CBS13) — Drivers and neighbors are used to the rolling hills at the mouth of Folsom State Prison, but the weathered grass could become something else. The state was instructed by Governor...
View ArticlePrefab ‘Granny Units’ Eliminate Red Tape For Homeowners Who Need More Space
REDWOOD CITY (CBS13) — Some Silicon Valley entrepreneurs say they may have a solution to the housing crisis, and it’s right in your backyard. “Really what we’ve done is we’ve boiled down the process in...
View ArticleStockton Sees Second-Highest Rent Increases In US
STOCKTON (CBS13) — The price of housing is going up everywhere, but people in Stockton are being hit especially hard. The city has seen the second-highest rent increases in the country. Twenty-year-old...
View ArticleMayor Sends $100 Million Affordable Funding Trust To City Council
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, responding to Sacramento’s housing shortage, has asked the City Council on Tuesday to vote to create a $100 million affordable housing trust...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmakers Eye Limits On Housing Project Fees
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In their latest bid to combat California’s affordable housing crisis, state lawmakers on Monday announced a package of bills to limit development fees that can add tens of...
View ArticleCalifornia Law Prioritizes People Over Corporate Home-Buyers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tenants, affordable housing groups and local governments will get first crack at buying foreclosed homes under a measure approved Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bill is...
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AG Rob Bonta Puts Focus On Affordable Housing In California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday he is putting a new emphasis on trying to alleviate the state’s seemingly intractable affordable housing problem,...
View Article‘It’s About Community’: An Affordable Housing Development Comes to Sacramento
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – It’s no secret Sacramento is one of the least affordable cities to live in the country, but developers want to change that reality. A groundbreaking held Tuesday morning for...
View ArticleAudit: California Too Slow In Offering Affordable Housing
SACRAMENTO (AP) – California has not effectively used surplus properties owned by the state to help alleviate the affordable housing crisis, according to an audit that recommends agencies hire more...
View ArticleNew Housing Community In Stockton Aims To Get Veterans Off The Streets
STOCKTON (CBS13) — In the city of Stockton, on any given night, an estimated 140 veterans are forced to sleep on the streets. On Thursday, the city celebrated a new housing community dedicated to...
View ArticleSome New Housing Projects In Sacramento Falling Behind Amid Shortage Of...
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — You’ve probably seen the construction of new housing projects popping up all across Sacramento. It’s coming at a time when the city is facing a critical shortage of affordable...
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