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Power lines in Carlsbad
Posted inBusiness

California Regulators OK Controversial Flat Monthly Fee to Lower Electric Rates, Protect Grid

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters May 9, 2024May 10, 2024

California utilities will shift billing to a fixed fee starting in 2025. Most Californians won’t see much change, or will have a lower bill.

Santa Monica construction
Posted inPolitics

California’s Most Controversial Housing Law — the ‘Builders Remedy’ — Could Get a Makeover

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters April 7, 2024April 8, 2024
La Jolla Shores
Posted inPolitics

California’s New ‘YIMBY’ Housing Bills Clash with State’s Coastal Protections

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters March 23, 2024March 24, 2024
Housing construction in Otay Mesa. Photo by Chris Stone
Posted inBusiness

Supreme Court Case About Construction Impact Fees Could Upend Housing Market in California

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters January 13, 2024January 14, 2024
San Diego ADU complex
Posted inPolitics

San Diego’s Innovative ADU Rules May Be Solution for ‘Missing Middle’ in California Housing

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters December 2, 2023December 3, 2023
Robert Rivas
Posted inPolitics

YIMBYs, San Diego’s Chris Ward Win as New Assembly Speaker Rivas Shuffles Leadership

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters November 25, 2023November 26, 2023
Baker Electric
Posted inBusiness

Proposed Rooftop Solar Rates for New Apartments Pit Utilities Against Builders

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters October 7, 2023October 8, 2023
Residential construciton
Posted inBusiness

Patchwork of New Bills Helping California Speed Up Affordable Housing Construction

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters September 24, 2023September 25, 2023
Residential construciton
Posted inPolitics

California Voters Could Be Asked to OK $35 Billion in Bond Issues for Housing, Homeless Programs

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters August 5, 2023August 6, 2023
Fresno home for sale
Posted inBusiness

Some of California’s Cheapest Cities Have Seen the Biggest Rent Hikes

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters July 23, 2023July 24, 2023
La Jolla Shores
Posted inPolitics

California Housing Crisis Prompts Efforts to Weaken Coastal Commission’s Power

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters July 8, 2023July 9, 2023
Santa Monica construction
Posted inBusiness

Developers Gain Leverage in California Housing Crisis Under Old ‘Builder’s Remedy’ Law

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters June 10, 2023June 11, 2023
Housing market North County
Posted inPolitics

New Construction, Falling Population Could Combine to End California’s Housing Crisis

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters May 20, 2023May 21, 2023
Housing market North County
Posted inPolitics

Cracks in California Labor Coalition Raise Hopes for Breakthrough in Affordable Housing Construction

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters April 29, 2023April 30, 2023

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