California - and the Challenge of Affordable Housing

California, the land of golden dreams, has become America’s worst housing nightmare. Recent wildfires have only heightened the stakes for a stat... (2019)

It’s easy to blame the other side. And for many Democrats, it’s obvious that Republicans are thwarting progress toward a more equal society.But wha... (2021)

The Valley Village resident said she had gone to the 101 overpass on Gower Street to distribute sandwiches and water to people living at the encamp... (2021)

California’s more than $2.75 trillion economy makes it the world’s sixth largest and is a source of pride for the state. But that impressive ranki... (2018)

VICE News Published on Sep 11, 2017 Perennially perched at or near the top of lists of America’s most expensive and affluent cities, San Franci... (2019)

In 2011, just over 5,500 reports feces in public were logged by the San Francisco Department of Public Works; in 2018, the number was more than 28,... (2019)

The measure, affecting millions of tenants, is the biggest step in a nationwide surge of initiatives to address rising costs and homelessness. (2019)

Shop for—and learn—about vintage and antiques. Browse the best of eBay, connect with other collectors, and explore the history behind y... (2019)

Economists Rebecca Diamond and Tim McQuade’s study makes the provocative argument that San Francisco rent control drove rents up citywide since 1995. (2017)

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is laying down the law — literally. Today, Herrera’s office announced a $2.25 million settlement with tw... (2018)

In tech’s capital, even programmers with six-figure salaries are struggling to afford studio apartments. (2019)

In Santa Cruz, an unauthorized graduate student strike threatens to spill into its second week, with no clear resolution in sight. (2020)

If progressivism can’t work there, why should the country believe it can work anywhere else? (2021)

The state faces serious and growing climate change-fueled challenges – including wildfires, heatwaves and rolling blackouts. But it’s better equipp... (2020)