1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (774+ words) One of the most common counterarguments points to YIMBY Law's Fair Housing Elements Tracker, which shows that a large majority of jurisdictions are not currently making sufficient progress toward their housing element goals. On its face, that seems damning. But…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (354+ words) LOS ANGELES " A federal judge has ruled that California laws and policies designed to protect LGBTQ+ public school students from being forcibly outed to their families violate the U.S. Constitution, a decision that immediately restricts the state's ability to enforce those…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (406+ words) SACRAMENTO " California officials announced a new round of state-funded housing awards tied to voter-approved Proposition 1, a mental health and housing bond measure approved in 2023, marking the creation of 267 new affordable permanent supportive housing units across five projects statewide, including units…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago  (602+ words) SACRAMENTO " Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the appointment of six new judges to California Superior Courts, filling vacancies in Tulare, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, according to a press release from the Governor's Office. The appointments include one…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1193+ words) One of the most persistent arguments raised by opponents of California's housing reforms is that the state's requirements are "demonstrably unachievable." The claim is familiar: the targets are unrealistic, the timelines unreasonable, and the enforcement mechanisms largely symbolic. Local governments,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (599+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " A federal district court in California has blocked a Trump administration policy that allowed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to re-arrest and re-detain immigrants whom the government had previously released after determining they were neither a danger to the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1863+ words) A rush of cold air fills the kitchen on a spring day in the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk as a man dusted in frost steps through the door. Justine Paul, age 34, silently mixes himself a glass of lemonade, drops…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (941+ words) The Exonerated Five emerged from one of New York's most notorious miscarriages of justice. Once defined by false confessions and racialized fear, the men's stories now stand as a testament to survival, solidarity and systemic change. The article states that…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (342+ words) SACRAMENTO, Calif. " A statewide fair housing settlement announced by the California Civil Rights Department will require Village at Redondo and Lyon Management Group to end blanket policies that bar people with criminal histories from renting, a practice state officials say…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (636+ words) It didn't arrive as a sudden catastrophe; it has been a slow erosion, a quiet form of displacement that has pushed thousands of families from their homes. And it isn't just a legacy of the past; new projects planned across…...