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Legislators this week and voters this November will weigh in on measures to curtail some of CEQA’s vexing construction project restrictions.

Parents of transgender kids warned California for months. State officials are rushing to find money before the Oct. 13 deadline.

Comparing utility companies to terrorists, Democratic state lawmakers are pushing back against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s complex proposal that would reduce how much utilities pay for the wildfires they cause. As CalMatters’ Jeanne Kuang and Levi Sumagaysay explain, the proposal’s most controversial provisions include capping compensation for fire victims; curbing insurance companies’ right to recover wildfire…

New-home demand is more likely to come from out-of-metro shoppers than existing-home demand. This is true overall (67.2% for new construction compared to 65.4% for existing homes), and also across town, suburban, and urban new construction listings.

Congratulations to the Redfin agents named in LuxeSF’s 2026 Leading 100 Individual Agents, which ranks San Francisco Bay Area real estate agents based on residential sales volume in 2025. The four Redfin agents honored in this year’s ranking collectively closed more than $370 million in residential sales volume last year:  Gagan Singh (Rank: No. 26…

New home sales fell on both a month-over-month (-10.5%) and year-over-year (-6.3%) basis in July, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 607,000, the lowest since January. Builders have struggled to sell new homes in 2026 and the July median sales price reflects this, falling to $393,800, which represents a 2.3% decrease from June and…

California’s slow vote counts are a policy problem, argues the Republican candidate for state elections chief. Three changes could made a concrete difference, he says.

As fire season takes hold, California is managing fuels and fire on federal lands. Can California keep it up?

If you have a story about someone being killed or badly hurt by a driver who wasn’t prosecuted, we want to hear from you.

If Prop 43 succeeds, local tax increases will need two-thirds approval from voters to pass. Some cities and counties have put tax increases on the current ballot.