Image by Sinenkiy. OPINION – California has spent too long treating our most pressing challenges as unsolvable. Housing isn’t unsolvable. It requires political courage, creative policy, and a willingness to use every available tool.
Diverse people in a support groupOPINION – California still lacks a clear, enforceable, statewide certification for recovery residences—one that is distinct from treatment and grounded in nationally recognized standards. Without that clarity, recovery housing exists in a policy gray zone.
Homeless veteran sitting on the roadside. Image by Rawf8. OPINION – The struggle against veteran homelessness across the country—more so in California—continues to expose critical gaps between national progress and local reality.
Image by Arseniy45. OPINION – The 2025 legislative session reflected both the complexity and potential of doing business in California. Though not all doom and gloom, Sacramento has much more work ahead to ensure our state remains a place where businesses, families and communities can thrive.
Image by Nanci Santos. OPINION – Tucked away in Trump’s massive legislation is a small silver lining: A historic boost to federal housing tax credits that can help double California’s affordable housing production—and offset some of the pain this legislation will cause.
Bank refuse to give a mortgage loan. Image by Andrii Yalanskyi. OPINION – The California Legislature recently passed a controversial new law buried in an affordable housing budget trailer bill, known as AB 130. Legislators claim “zombie” subordinate mortgage provisions protect consumers. Unfortunately, what lawmakers passed hurts their constituents.
The California State Capitol Building in Sacramento. Image by t:Marcopolo9442It has been a big budget week, with lots of ups and downs. In today’s briefs we look at some of those as well as a few more happenings in and around the Capitol.
Image by ThitareeSarmkasat.OPINION – Instead of addressing the root causes of rising rental prices, lawmakers are targeting so-called “artificial intelligence” algorithms used in rental pricing software.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. Photo by Ellie Appleby, Capitol Weekly. On Wednesday, May 14, Capitol Weekly hosted “California’s Insurance Crisis,” its first in-person gathering of the year and second conference of 2025. Held at the University of California Student and Policy Center, the event featured three panels and a keynote address from the California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. Discussions ranged from the overall state of the insurance industry to the impact of the Los Angeles wildfires and the path forward.
Image by robert brownOPINION – Ensuring adequate housing to meet community needs is essential to California’s long-term stability and prosperity. That’s why it’s deeply disappointing and concerning to see Senate Bill 682 advancing, as it risks exacerbating the very crisis we are working to resolve.