A wave of libraries, fire stations, and even Costco stores have been built below or adjacent to much-needed, lower-cost ...

A Sacramento developer is using a $1.5 million 3D printer to build fire-resistant, low-waste homes that could reshape how ...

Despite the passage of dozens of new laws, California's housing crisis remains far from solved, but the foundation for a new ...

This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom touched one of the third rails of California politics. He hopes the result sends a shock through the state’s homebuilding industry. Newsom strong armed the state ...

New Pew analysis finds modern apartment buildings are six times safer from deadly fires than older homes. Zoning reforms that ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) rammed two bills through the state legislature overhauling the California Environmental Quality Act, a 1970s-era law viewed by critics as spurring a housing shortage due to ...

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THEY WRAP UP MONDAY MORNING AT FIVE. NEW DATA IS HIGHLIGHTING A CONCERN FOR NEW HOUSING ACROSS THE STATE. 1 IN 5 NEW HOMES IN CALIFORNIA IS BUILT IN AN AREA THAT COULD BURN DOWN IN A WILDFIRE. SO OUR ...

California lawmakers have approved two new bills that are expected to lead to a significant overhaul of the state’s landmark environmental protection law and jump-start the stagnated housing market ...

Ever since the Legislature narrowly passed a bill last month that will pave the way for more apartment buildings around major public transit stops in the state's biggest metro areas, the California ...