#california-model

#california-model

Megan Keithly's experience reflects a growing trend where new homeowners prioritize living near working farms, engaging in activities like making homemade diaper cream from local ingredients.

The proposal before council would require newspapers to pay an initial $373 fee for each rack. For a newspaper with 25 racks, that would be a $9,325 hit.

The Throne unit arrived in Guadalupe River Park directly across from SAP Center and delivered a clean, efficient experience for park visitors and event crowds.

At his home in Pasadena, high schooler Atticus Jackson frantically shoved his belongings into his car as the sky turned a deep orange. A few hundred feet away, the fire climbed up the mountain and a cloud of red and gray smoke obscured the view.

Molina's job is to keep sidewalks clear of people sitting or lying down on the pavement. If he sees people using drugs in the open, he tells them to move along.

California's gas prices have risen 30% since the start of the year, with the average price for regular gas in Los Angeles-Long Beach jumping from $4.67 in February to $5.93 in March. In San Francisco, the average increased from $4.83 to $5.99 during the same period.

Councilmember Lucas Ramirez raised concerns that the bike lanes were being used as a pretext for getting rid of the RVs, leading to the decision to shelve the project.

City leaders have adjusted the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance to breathe life into dormant projects. The update shifts affordability tiers for rental units from 50, 60, and 100 percent of area median income to 60, 80, and 110 percent, easing the path for developers to move forward. This pivot aims at households caught between subsidized options and soaring market rates, fostering a broader mix of homes that reflect the city's diverse rhythms and needs.

At the very root of our affordability crisis is the high cost of housing. High rents and expensive homes are driving families and high-wage jobs out of California. Our housing crisis makes it harder to hire teachers, child care workers and law enforcement officers; and it is closely linked to our crisis of street homelessness.

California lawmakers are advancing a bill that could reframe how housing, transportation, and infrastructure projects are approved in urbanized coastal communities, seeking to balance environmental protections with the state's urgent housing and climate goals. Assembly Bill 1740 (AB 1740) - introduced by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-West Hollywood/Santa Monica) - would allow qualifying cities to bypass individual California Coastal Commission approvals for certain housing and transportation projects if they meet specific urban, multimodal criteria.