Housing and Community Development

Los Angeles Mayor mayor Karen Bass toured a recently cleaned-up eyesore in Studio City Monday. KTLA's Jillian Smukler reports.

Chula Vista Mayor John McCann wants to make it easier and more affordable for businesses to expand their outdoor dining areas. “There's a lot of hoops...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) holds a ceremonial swearing-in for Rep.-elect Aisha Wahab (D- CA), who won a special election runoff on August 18 to...

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has declared a 'rent emergency' in San Francisco amid a boom in the AI industry. In the first part of The Bay's...

An older woman in a blue blazer speaks passionately into a microphone, gesturing with her. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and mayoral candidate,...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta accused the city of Menlo Park of violating state law by delaying a development at 80 Willow Road. Rendering...

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks during an event in San Francisco, Calif. On Thursday, Lurie unveiled a package of renter protections aimed...

SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor Daniel Lurie today launched a significant expansion of the PermitSF portal, the city's digital permitting hub, which now hosts...

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So why are SF YIMBY and the San Francisco Democratic Party opposing Prop I, the Affordable Housing Guarantee Act?... I understand why Mayor Lurie and...

Read this exciting story from Los Angeles Times September 14, 2026 issue. Mayor... L.A. Mayor Karen Bass put herself on the agency's 10-member board in...

Daniel Lurie, in a suit and green tie, speaks behind a podium with the · As prices skyrocket, San Francisco Mayor declares rent emergency. Landlords...

And that monster is the Ellis Act. It is good that Mayor Daniel Lurie recognizes the eviction emergency and is proposing to do something about it. But...

Outdoor Dining Returning To Chula Vista? By Dan Mitchinson KOGO News... Mayor John McCann tells NBC 7 the new ordinance would make it easier...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, District 7 Councilmember Ken Houston, city... Four Candidates, Including Incumbent Barbara Lee, Qualify for Oakland Mayor's...

What's fueling San Francisco's rental crisis?

Mayor Karen Bass later issued a statement encouraging Black and Latino... Los Angeles ' mayoral candidates are debating housing, homelessness and public...

Los Angeles faces rising property crime, retail theft and property abandonment — plus a homeless plague that Mayor Karen Bass seems able only to...

Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the city in 2023 after it failed to adopt a compliant housing plan. City officials countered that Huntington...

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie attends a community service event on July 11, 2026, · Latest line: A good week for Daniel Lurie, a bad week for...