In a bid to promote affordability, the president directed EPA and other agencies to review water pollution and conservation programs.

The USDA’s Section 515 program is the primary way that the U.S. government finances affordable rental homes in rural communities. Since its inception in 1963, the program has supported the construction of over 533,000 apartments, townhouses and other small, multifamily rental homes.

More than 17 million people live in rental housing in California, and more than half of them are rent burdened, meaning they pay more than 30% of their income for housing. For people who are also low-income, affordable housing programs might be available ...

As the General Assembly nears the end of its 2026 session, a focus of the past two months has been efforts to reduce the zoning control of localities, instead handing