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Despite the Bay Area’s natural beauty and booming job market, nearly half of its residents now want to get out, citing a creeping disillusionment with the high cost of housing. (Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group)

California Assembly passes rent-cap bill

February 17, 2020 at 2:26 p.m.

SACRAMENTO — In a dramatic victory for tenant advocates, the California Assembly narrowly passed a statewide rent-cap proposal on Wednesday night amid mounting pressure for lawmakers to protect renters from...

SACRAMENTO, CA – FEBRUARY 12: Governor Gavin Newsom delivers the State of the State address in the Assembly Chamber of the California State Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)

Gavin Newsom releases revised budget proposal today with huge surplus

May 9, 2019 at 7:43 a.m.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is about to unveil his latest state spending plan.

Death penalty decision met with praise and rage

March 14, 2019 at 6:03 a.m.

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom halted California’s death penalty Wednesday, giving a reprieve to a fourth of the nation’s death row inmates, his decision ignited passions on both sides of...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – NOVEMBER 08: Governor-elect Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference at the St. Anthony Foundation in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Trump to loom large in Gavin Newsom’s first `State of the State’ speech

February 12, 2019 at 5:19 p.m.

Gavin Newsom's first State of the State address will not shy away from drawing contrasts to the president.

SACRAMENTO, CA - JAN. 7: California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks as his 2-year-old son, Dutch, hides behind the lectern, after being sworn in as the 40th governor of the state of CaliforniaMonday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

What does California Gov. Newsom’s $144 billion proposed budget mean for you?

January 11, 2019 at 6:45 a.m.

New governor unveiled his first spending plan Thursday morning.

What does Gov. Newsom’s $144 billion proposed budget mean for you?

January 10, 2019 at 1:32 p.m.

New governor unveiled his first spending plan Thursday morning.

Who should fix the housing crisis? California voters send a mixed message

November 8, 2018 at 6:00 a.m.

Voters in traffic-choked, rent-strapped California gave mixed reviews Tuesday to a wide array of proposed fixes that appeared on state and local ballots, from creating more affordable housing for the...

Savvy Properties co-owners John Steuart, right, and Michael Kraszulyak are photographed at one of their newly remodeled properties at 2332 Channing Way in Berkeley, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Thirty years ago the friends and recent Cal grads launched their student-housing development company in Berkeley. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Rent control: What we can learn from Berkeley and Santa Monica

September 29, 2018 at 6:40 a.m.

If voters approve Proposition 10, cities up and down the state will instantly regain broad authority to regulate rents as they see fit. At the crux of the debate is a...

Rent control: What we can learn from Berkeley and Santa Monica

September 30, 2018 at 7:35 p.m.

If voters approve Proposition 10, cities up and down the state will instantly regain broad authority to regulate rents as they see fit. At the crux of the debate is a...

Lawmakers want to bring back local redevelopment agencies

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

SACRAMENTO >> Amid a deepening housing crisis, a coalition of California lawmakers is trying to revive one of the casualties of the Great Recession: local redevelopment agencies that provided roughly...

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