Articles by Ben Christopher
August 2024
Push to Build More Homes on California Coast Stifled After Lawmakers Derail Housing Bills
July 2024
When California Housing Regulators Beef With Voters, Who Wins?
Ballot Battles, Lawsuits and a Ticked-Off Millionaire: CalMatters on Eureka’s Parking Lot Wars
The Supreme Court Took Powers Away From Federal Regulators. Do California Rules Offer a Backstop?
June 2024
These Cities Have a New Tactic to Evade California Housing Laws. Legal Experts Are Dubious
California’s Highest Court Rejects ‘People as Pollution’ Argument for UC Berkeley Housing
May 2024
Californians Will See Lower Electricity Rates and a New Fee That Won’t Vary With Power Use
Who Owns the Apartment Next Door? California Agency Says It Will Take Millions to Find Out
April 2024
A Plan to Change Your Utility Rates Is Dividing California Environmentalists. Here’s Why
California’s Most Controversial Housing Law Could Get a Makeover
March 2024
Fresh Batch of YIMBY Housing Bills Clash With Coastal Protections (Again)
What You Need to Know About California Housing and Corporate Landlords
February 2024
Los Angeles’ One Weird Trick to Build Affordable Housing at No Public Cost
January 2024
Approaching Bay Area Deadline a ‘Test Case’ for California’s Housing Crisis
Supreme Court Case About Impact Fees Could Have Huge Consequences for Housing in California
New California Housing Laws Aimed to Streamline Building Process Take Effect in 2024
December 2023
Tens of Thousands Still Waiting as California COVID Rent Relief Program Runs Low on Cash
November 2023
October 2023
As Rooftop Solar Debate Flares, Builders, Landlords and Renter Advocates Are Taking Sides
Is California’s COVID-era Rent Relief Program Running Out of Money?
September 2023
Can This Plan Fix California’s Insurance Crisis? What You Need to Know
How California Lawmakers Greenlit ‘Any Flavor of Affordable Housing You Could Possibly Want’
August 2023
July 2023
Some of California’s ‘Cheapest’ Cities Have Seen the Biggest Rent Hikes
My House or My Beach? Why California’s Housing Crisis Threatens Its Powerful Coastal Commission
June 2023
‘Godzilla Next Door’: How California Developers Gained New Leverage to Build More Homes
May 2023
California Is Losing Population and Building New Houses. When Will Home Prices Come Down?
April 2023
Cracks in California Labor Coalition Raise Hopes for YIMBY Breakthrough on Housing Bill
February 2023
California Homelessness: Where Are the State’s Billions Going? Here’s the New, Best Answer
November 2022
Why California’s Eco-Friendly, Tax-The-Rich Electorate Killed Prop. 30
September 2022
Misfire: Behind the California Concealed Carry Bill’s Big Fail
August 2022
Decision Day: Which Bills Did California Lawmakers Kill?
June 2022
California’s Change to Concealed Carry Permits Would Reduce Wide Variations Among Counties
Supreme Court Ruling Puts Target on California Concealed Carry Law
Topsy-Turvy Top-Two: Is California Primary System Keeping Its Promises?
May 2022
Money Wars: Special Interests Spend Big in California Primary
California’s $100 Billion Surplus: What to Know About Newsom’s Spending Plan
What Would Anne Marie Schubert Do as California Attorney General?
April 2022
Can a Conservative Break Through for California Attorney General?
January 2022
What’s Behind the ‘Great Resignation’ of California Lawmakers?
December 2021
Fund the Police: Newsom Responds to California Crime Concerns
September 2021
Full Speed Ahead on Overhauling California Recalls
California Recall: The 2022 Campaign Starts Now
Polling Error: How One Survey Changed the Newsom Recall Campaign
Kamala Harris Comes to Newsom’s Rescue, Whether He Needs It or Not
Why Is Larry Elder Focusing So Much on Reaching Out to Latino and Asian Voters?
August 2021
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