Housing and Community Development

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass promised to end street homelessness. Instead, the latest numbers show her administration is delivering the opposite.

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee celebrated the project at a groundbreaking ceremony in late July, along with other elected leaders and Chinatown advocates.

J.D. Morris covers San Francisco City Hall, focused on Mayor Daniel Lurie. He joined the Chronicle in 2018 to cover energy and spent three years...

... Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. In addition to the rising numbers, officials, including Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, have...

... San Francisco. Arts & Culture · Food & Drinks · Politics & Govt · Real... Mayor Daniel Lurie signed legislation in June 2025 establishing the...

That speed traces back to Mayor Karen Bass's Executive Directive 1, which the Los Angeles City Council codified into the municipal code in...

... Senate. Plug-in. Senate Bill 868, authored by Senator Scott Wiener, advanced out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee and heads to the Assembly...

After wildfires, any recovery reform must put victims ahead of hedge funds, trial attorneys, insurance companies and other profiteers, a Creek Fire survivor says.

The threat of legislation hasn’t produced a local approach to our governments collaborating. Ashby’s SB 802 is the only alternative.

... Sen. Scott Wiener. Photos by Beth LaBerge, KQED and Karl Mondon, Bay... Abdul El-Sayed and Randy Villegas in California's 22nd Congressional District.

Stephen Lam/S.F. Chronicle San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie says he will oppose a tax measure on the November ballot that seeks to steer more money to...

A yearslong housing battle between a posh Southern California... POWER PLAYERS: State attorney general Rob Bonta (right) and businessman...

Riley Cooke is a reporter at Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online focusing on city government.... Mayor Vicki Veenker who jumped next and even...

... Oceanside Mayor Esther Sanchez. "This is one of the largest investments the city has made in Crown Heights, and it's a reflection of how much this...

Malibu Mayor Bruce Silverstein with YIMBY Law executive director Sonja Trauss and Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo. Residential. Los Angeles. Malibu...

... Gov. Gavin Newsom created a fresh agency in his cabinet that is now up and running. To lead the new California Housing and Homelessness Agency...

Posh SoCal city Del Mar wants state AG Rob Bonta investigated over alleged campaign cash ties to a developer.

Since 2016, California has followed a “housing first” model after then- Gov.... Under Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, the state has heavily promoted the...

A yearslong housing battle between a posh Southern California city and a developer has now dragged state Attorney General Rob Bonta into the fray...

Gov. Newsom reignites debate over how much electric companies should... California Politics 360 full episode | Governor sparks debate on wildfire...