Sep 18, 2025 | Politics, Legislation
by Jeanne Kuang
September 18, 2025
Over several rivers and through even more woods, flags advocating secession from California flutter above hills dotted with cattle, which outnumber people at least sixfold. This ranching region with a libertarian streak might have more in common with Texas than the San Francisco Bay Area. But it’s not Texas. And California is dominated by Democrats, that will likely force conservative Modoc County residents to share a representative in Congress with parts of the Bay Area.
Sep 4, 2025 | Legislation, Politics
By Sophia Bollag
Sep 4, 2025
Shortly after Gov. Gavin Newsom first suggested retaliating against Texas’ efforts to redraw congressional maps to favor Republicans, California redistricting commissioner Sara Sadhwani threw cold water on the idea. A couple of weeks later, Sadhwani changed her tune. She’s now one of the top spokespeople for Newsom’s campaign to redraw California’s congressional seats in favor of Democrats, even starring in one of the campaign’s ads.
May 17, 2025 | Current Bills, Housing, Legislation, Politics
By Jeremy B. White
May 15, 2025
In the space of two minutes, Gov. Gavin Newsom reordered a political standoff over California’s housing crisis. The governor on Wednesday threw his weight behind a push to turbocharge housing construction statewide by slashing local restrictions and environmental reviews. With divisions among legislative Democrats imperiling a package of bills, Newsom announced during a news conference that he would instead advance those policy changes through the budget, over which he has considerably more leverage.
Mar 24, 2025 | Housing, Legislation, Politics
By Soumya Karlamangla, THE NEW YORK TIMES
March 24, 2025
In a hotel meeting room two blocks from the beach, the California Coastal Commission might as well have written “SOS” in the sand.
“We are under complete assault,” said Susan Lowenberg, a member of the coast preservation commission, which was born in the 1970s from the same movement that gave rise to Earth Day and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “We need help.”
Feb 12, 2025 | Housing, Politics
By Jessica Flores, Reporter
Feb 12, 2025
As day laborers go into hiding, labor experts say the workforce withdrawal could exacerbate the labor shortage and worsen the housing crisis. Shirley Pablo and Annia Lopez walked down East 12th Street in Oakland on a cold Wednesday morning, each pulling a foldable wagon filled with oranges, water bottles, granola bars, disposable face masks and “red cards” listing a person’s constitutional rights. The outreach workers approached four men chatting on the sidewalk near the intersection.
Jan 31, 2025 | Housing, Politics
Housing Is A Human Right
January 31, 2025
For the 2024 election, Big Real Estate raised a whopping total of $171.6 million to kill Proposition 33 and pass Proposition 34 in California. Several of the top contributors are the country’s largest corporate landlords. Through its multi-million-dollar misinformation campaigns, the real estate industry was able to keep statewide rent control restrictions intact and push through an initiative to damage AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s housing advocacy work in California.
