As land prices increase, housing becomes less affordable

Although most housing analysts single out construction costs as driving home prices, a recent study suggests that today land prices may influence prices even more.

California’s water systems to receive $1.3 billion

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that secures $1.3 billion to help water systems deliver safe drinking water to more than a million residents.

Democratic presidential hopefuls campaign on clean water

Democratic presidential candidates have come out with plans to ensure all Americans have access to clean water, among them is California Sen. Kamala Harris who recently focused on water crises around the country.

Northern California rural communities losing affordable housing

California’s chronic housing shortage is not only an urban problem. As more residents flee the cities in search of affordable housing, rising housing prices and stagnant wages follow them.

California’s Kern County lags in affordable housing

California lawmakers say that Kern County, in the rural Central Valley, is failing to build enough housing. The lawmakers base their conclusion on a California Department of Housing and Community Development report, which cites that all of Kern’s 11 cities and the county itself, are failing to meet state housing construction requirements.