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August 11, 2018

These 10 data charts show how bad California’s housing and affordability crises are

by Brian Addison    in News

Nonprofit, nonpartisan journalism venture CALmatters has examined decades of data to analyze how the State's Capitol and local policies in combination with the market have created the housing and affordability crises California faces.

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Streets & Urban Design

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March 30, 2018

Long Beach Councilmember Works with New Property Owner to Assist Tenants with Relocation After They Were Served 60-Day Eviction Notices

by Brian Addison    in Streets & Urban Design

To view our full coverage of the housing discussion in Long Beach, click here. **** Photo by Brian Addison. Victor Chacon, an 81-year-old Long Beach resident, had been living at the Driftwood Apartments (939 Pacific Ave.) for nearly 30...

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Opinion

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March 9, 2018

Long Beach Property Management Company Accidentally Emails Tenants Urging Them to Donate to Anti-Rent Control PAC

by Brian Addison    in Opinion

Photos courtesy of Housing Long Beach. In the age of accidental missile warnings being sent, it wouldn’t hurt to double-check your email lists before sending out an alert or invite—especially if you’re a rental property management company and you’re...

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Streetsblog California

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January 18, 2018

Bill to End Statewide Limits on Rent Control Fails in Committee

by Jason Islas    in Streetsblog California

Last Thursday, the California State Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee narrowly killed a controversial bill that would have repealed the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which limits local jurisdictions’ ability to enact or strengthen rent control laws. In order...

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Opinion

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December 1, 2017

Long Beach, We Need to Have a Frank, Thorough Discussion About Rent Control

by Brian Addison    in Opinion

Photo by Brian Addison. Above: construction on a housing development at Broadway and Pacific takes shape. Many housing advocates are cheering on the process of getting an initiative on November 2018’s ballot that will enact some form of rent...

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Out & About

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August 20, 2017

Long Beach Rents Continue to Rise, Now Averaging Same Cost as Los Angeles for First Time Ever

by Brian Addison    in Out & About

Uh-oh. Again. In the most recent data released through Apartment List’s annual report this month, Long Beach’s rent continued to rise—though not quite at the same level as last year. 2016 saw an exorbitant 10.8% increase in rents year-over-year,...

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Opinion, Streets & Urban Design

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June 5, 2017

Affordable Housing Crisis Is Awful Enough That It Overrides the Rural-Urban Divide

by Brian Addison    in Opinion, Streets & Urban Design

Photo by Brian Addison. Graphics courtesy of the Urban Institute. I’ve talked about the housing crisis and its attached affordability crisis a lot. A lot. A lot. A lot. A loooot. One huge part of this conversation that has...

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Out & About

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March 21, 2017

Long Beach Second Highest in Nation for Year-Over-Year Rent Growth

by Brian Addison    in Out & About

Uh-oh. Again. While last year saw Long Beach rise the most amongst all California cities in terms of rent growth, it now has another crown that stokes fears of affordability in the state: we are home to the nation‘s second-highest...

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