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Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital ChronicleMaking it easier to annex land and increasing options for middle-income Oregonians are top priorities. -
Semantha Norris/CalMattersCalifornia lawmakers made an effort in 2023 to remove red tape around building new houses.
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California has hundreds of millions to spend. Developers say they need billions. -
The following are headlines from a few local news sites on a recent Sunday. In Ashland: “City Council to vote on camping ordinance, consider funding to extend emergency shelter operation.” In Medford: “Medford council worries about draining last federal dollars to help homeless people.” In Grants Pass: “Parents, superintendent want fence between school and homeless campers.” Besides all being about homelessness, there’s another similarity in these stories. None talked about the lack of housing in the Rogue Valley.
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California’s rent cap doesn’t apply to low-income housing, which has its own rules. But with inflation, some tenants have gotten much higher rent increases.
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The benefit would have allowed eligible Oregon Health Plan members to obtain air conditioners, heaters and other devices to help them withstand extreme weather.
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California lawmakers created a program with billions of dollars in federal relief money, hoping to stem a flood of evictions as state and local COVID-related emergency eviction bans came to an end. But a sizable, unlucky minority of applicants — tenants and landlords alike — have had to wait…and wait and wait.
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After repeated delays, a Lane County nonprofit says it’s nearly ready to begin building mobile homes.
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Oregon landlords will be capped at raising rent 10% next year for market-rate housing 15 years or older.
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A patchwork of bills are giving housing developers and local governments more options to reduce red tape for housing projects.
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Housing group members say more land is needed for homes, while environmentalists warn against sprawl.
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An expert breaks down the numbers on California’s declining population and how that’s impacted the housing market and availability of new homes.
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Experts say there isn't a quick fix to undo decades of underbuilding. But there are steps policymakers and Oregonians can take.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to rethink how California spends its millionaire’s tax by directing more money toward housing. Some county-run mental health programs could lose out.
