Ben Christopher

After years of tougher state requirements and new laws aimed at boosting construction, nearly every city and county is still falling short of its housing targets.

Despite legislation and policy changes aimed at boosting construction, the number of new homes built annually is still just north of 100,000.

EVERY EIGHT YEARS, state housing regulators give cities and counties across California an especially dreaded homework assignment: Make a plan for a bunch

This decade, despite a blizzard of state legislation and policy changes aimed at boosting the construction of new homes, the number of new homes built annually is still just north of 100,000.

Governor Newsom set a goal to add 2.5 million new units to California's housing stock by 2030.

California's Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical on Monday that Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco was acting within his legal rights when he seized

Sheriff defends seizure of 650,000 ballots Topline: California's Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical on Monday that Riverside

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaking at the candidate forum at the California Republican Party Convention at the Sheraton Hotel in San Diego, April 11, 2025.

California's Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical on Monday that Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco was acting within his legal rights when he seized more than 650,000 ballots from that county's top election administrator in March.